Is a Pet Monkey Right for You? Discover the Challenges and Risks Reviewed by Natasha Diehl Primates have unique needs and require substantial care and attention. If you're considering getting a pet ...

As the northeast Johnson County city considers changing its definition of dangerous wild animals to include all monkeys - ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

While archaeologists have previously documented a few similar examples of ancient Roman pet monkeys elsewhere, they genetically traced back to the Barbary macaques of Africa. “The Berenike burials of ...

The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.