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In June 2022, Dafar sent a Facebook message to a potential customer, J.W.M., that said, “I have monkey coming in 2 week baby monkey…Is a spider monkey… [I’ll] let you know when it is here because they ...

Experts from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife agency said that Mexican spider monkey mother's do not willingly relinquish their babies and will fight whoever tries to take their babies. They added that ...

In one message to a buyer, Dafar promoted the sale of a spider monkey for $8,000, noting that similar animals usually sell for $15,000 or more. Baby Mexican spider monkeys are classified as an ...

Animal experts in the case testified that Mexican spider monkey mothers will not voluntarily give up their babies, and the entire troop of spider monkeys will try to defend the mother and baby ...

A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry ...

SAN DIEGO — A Houston man has been sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States from Mexico. 33-year-old Sarmad Ghaled Dafar was also ...

Each element beautifully represents something. While weapons, lions, and her ten arms are widely seen, one lesser-known but intriguing detail often goes missed - the tiny spider. This is often ...

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