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

The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor for the illegal trade in exotic animals, with spider monkeys among the most ...

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

A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry, ...

SAN DIEGO -- A Texas man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling six Mexican baby spider monkeys into the U.S. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston was sentenced to four months in custody and ...

Two of six spider monkeys illegally brought into California are shown above with their troopmates where they are now living at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. (U.S. Attorney's Office) A Texas man was busted ...

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 ...

This heartwarming video shows Cutis and a baby monkey working together to care for their family. Through thoughtful actions and gentle behavior, they create a peaceful and loving moment that ...

A Texas man was sentenced in federal court on Friday to four months in custody and 180 days in home confinement after smuggling six protected Mexican Spider Monkeys, according to a news release from U ...