Brookfield Zoo’s role in rehabilitating confiscated animals dates back decades, due in part to its proximity to O’Hare, a key ...

MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A baby spider monkey named Azules is being cared for at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued in Madera and officials hope her story can raise awareness of the dangers ...

(KRON) — A baby spider monkey who was rescued during a bizarre ... they can steal their babies and sell them as illegal exotic pets in California. The babies are often sold through social ...

Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo has welcomed three cute new residents — a trio of young Mexican spider monkeys who have ...

Officers with the California Highway Patrol made an unusual traffic stop in Madera County on Thursday where they found a baby ... old Spider Monkey. Primates are illegal to own as pets in ...

A baby spider monkey discovered by the California Highway ... “Most don’t live to see their first birthday due to inhumane care as pets,” according to officials at the Oakland Zoo.

He also reportedly had a spider monkey with him that was roughly 1 month old. In the state of California, it is against the law to own primates as pets. Animal control took possession of the ...

Not only is it illegal to own primates as pets in California, but it's also especially dangerous to own a baby spider monkey, experts say. The young primates, which are endangered, require constant ...