The leading theory is the ancestors of these monkeys somehow rafted across the Atlantic Ocean between 40 and 32 million years ago. As new fossils have been discovered, however, the story’s ...

The guide to the primates of the Paiter-Suruí, produced by the author, enables detailed identification of physical and behavioral traits for all 10 monkey species present in the region.

The black-faced spider monkey (Ateles chamek), or Arimẽ-Iter to the Paiter, is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List. Its sacred status and diverse roles led me to propose it as a ...

Authorities in Mexico responded to the break room of an office building to wrangle an unusual trespasser -- a spider monkey.

June 19 (UPI) -- A baby spider monkey wearing a diaper was captured after running loose through a San Antonio neighborhood.

NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS  A young spider monkey was safely captured by ACS after it was found roaming a northwest-side San ...

Officials in Juarez captured a spider monkey. This video from our news partners Canal 44 shows an animal control officer attempting to wrangle the monkey, which is running around the break room of an ...

Here's what happened to the owner after humans called the city about the furry little guy, who was running through their ...

The panda will join a female called Ember while the spider monkey will join a troop consisting of females Luna and Lena and male Kikou. Zookeepers said the monkey would initially ...

Butch, a 52-year-old black-handed spider monkey and the oldest known of his species, died at the Peoria Zoo. Zoo staff remember Butch for his energetic personality and interactions with guests and ...

Among the arrivals is a cotton-top tamarin, emu chicks, a wallaby, two-toed sloth, meerkat pups and a Colombian spider monkey. Lara Clarke, Belfast Zoo Curator explained she was pleased to see ...