Officials say the rising trend of spider monkey babies being domesticated is the cause of these aggressive poachers.

I will likely never be in a position to add a pet any more exotic than my tortoise to my household, but that's okay — I am perfectly happy to live vicariously through those on social media who do. As ...

Madeline Bennett talks with PEOPLE about life with her two squirrel monkeys, Oakley and Oliver Sara Belcher is a digital news writer/editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her ...

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern ...

A pet spider monkey broke free of its owner at a beloved fall festival and was running amok in its small South Carolina town until local leaders saved the day with a cup of joe. The teeny primate ...