Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes four rescued spider monkeys after US border smuggling attempt. AZA, Species Survival Program aid primate welfare, highlight pet trade risks.

Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing something new. These monkeys, among the oldest ...

An extinct relative of the howler monkey may have been the first leaf-eating primate in South and Central America ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beardsley Zoo's baby monkey Mirabel This was a real order of monkey business. A Connecticut zoo asked for help naming its baby ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Hattiesburg Zoo has welcomed four juvenile spider monkeys that were rescued from an attempted smuggling operation, according ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to four juvenile spider monkeys! But the road to their new home wasn’t easy; the monkeys were rescued from an illegal pet trade smuggling ...

Key Facts 13.3-million–13.6 million-year-old fossils from an extinct relative of the howler monkey show signs of being the first leaf-eating ...

Deep within the tropical rainforests of Central and South America lives one of the most powerful birds on Earth: the harpy ...

Deep in the forests of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a story of animal intelligence and social cooperation has unfolded over the last decade. Researchers studying Geoffroy’s spider monkeys have ...