Bizarre drug bust turns up spider monkey, rattlesnakes and meth A spider monkey named Violeta has a temporary home at the Oakland Zoo after authorities found her while executing a drug-related search ...

The zoo said the species is endangered and faces threats including "habitat loss, deforestation and climate change." ...

Video and documents released to CBS News Texas by the Pelican Bay Police Department describe a cute furry Mexican spider monkey as a wild, dangerous animal that must go before a judge on Thursday in ...

You've heard that it can be raining "cats and dogs" or even "men," but what about monkeys? A viral video shows a kayaker at Florida's Silver Springs State Park witnessing some "monkey business" as the ...

According to the Department of Justice, a Houston man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling endangered baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States.

A baby spider monkey is starting a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County earlier this month. On May 6, Solano County ...