No monkey business allowed. California police were treated with a surprise Monday night when they pulled over a Rolls Royce suspected in a DUI and discovered a dealer’s amount of weed and a spider ...

Now that’s a funky monkey. An escaped spider monkey in a pink tutu was rescued on the side of a Missouri highway after running up to a sheriff’s deputy and tugging on his pant leg in search of ...

The Australian Reptile Park has introduced its largest male funnel-web spider yet — named Hemsworth, after the tall Hemsworth brothers. The male funnel-web is one of the most venomous spiders in ...

The U.S. Border Patrol made an unusual discovery Tuesday when agents found several spider monkeys during a checkpoint ...

A baby spider monkey discovered by the California Highway Patrol this week is in critical condition — suffering from malnourishment, skin and coat issues and an upper respiratory infection.

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 ...

“Spider monkeys are illegal ... Definitely can’t have them here in California.” The infant male monkey was first taken to the Madera Animal Shelter. While at its temporary shelter, the ...