On a recent day at the Oakland Zoo's animal hospital, across the bay from San Francisco, an endangered Mexican spider monkey leaps onto tree branches, climbs across platforms and swings on ropes in a ...

The demand for pet primates in the U.S. fuels a brutal underground market. But a new bill in Congress aims to change that by creating a national ban on privately owning and breeding these animals.

California treats hedgehogs like wild carnivores under state law, placing them on the same restricted list as lions and bears ...

Violeta is an endangered Mexican spider monkey, about 18 months old, who was poached from the wild and smuggled into California, where it's illegal to keep primates as pets. (Oakland Zoo) On a recent ...

Monkeys are fascinating, intelligent, and curiously human-like. It’s no wonder that many people dream of having one as a pet. The idea of a playful monkey perched on your shoulder or mimicking your ...