Their tree-to-tree locomotion, called brachiation, is how these swingers get around. The spider monkey’s tail is prehensile, which means “capable of grasping.” It is generally longer than ...

A Texas man was sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six rare baby spider monkeys over the Mexican border and attempting to sell them over Facebook, officials said. Sarmad Ghaled ...

A 10-month-old spider monkey at a Florida zoo had to have its arm amputated after it was involved in a freak accident. The incident occurred last week when Sully weaved his arm through mesh-style ...