Not only is it illegal to own primates as pets in California, but it’s also especially frowned upon to possess baby spider monkeys. The species is endangered, and infants require constant ...

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 ...

“I have monkey coming in 2 week baby monkey…Is a spider monkey… [I’ll] let you know when it is here because they gonna send it to me from California.” In the Facebook messages, Dafar ...

"I have monkey coming in 2 week baby monkey...Is a spider monkey... [I'll] let you know when it is here because they gonna send it to me from California." Dafar also sent a photo of the animal ...

“I have monkey coming in 2 week baby monkey…Is a spider monkey… [I’ll] let you know when it is here because they gonna send it to me from California,” Dafar wrote the client. “Is a ...