As the northeast Johnson County city considers changing its definition of dangerous wild animals to include all monkeys — which would outlaw keeping the animals as pets — its sole monkey owner is ...

With its long nose and expressive eyes, the proboscis monkey of Borneo stands as one of the world’s most extraordinary ...

Stephanie Park said she spent years trying to shield her adopted daughter from her biological mother, who is accused of killing the 22-year-old pregnant Wexford County woman while attempting to ...

Milwaukee County Zoo in Cincinatti has had a BIG handful of months lately. The zoo welcomed not one, not two, but three baby monkeys this summer all in the span of a few weeks — and they've been ...

Participants can cast unlimited votes until Nov. 11 with the choice of four Swahili names The Living Desert The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is welcoming animal lovers to participant in naming its ...

Watch how CUTIS the monkey deals with a persistent baby monkey who begs to go to the market. From adorable pleading eyes to unexpected twists, this heartwarming journey will keep you smiling until the ...

Something sent monkeys at a Florida state park cannonballing into the water earlier this month, and a woman on a kayaking trip captured the hilarious moment on camera. Trenda Kitchen was kayaking at ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby ...

Spider monkeys are being trafficked from Mexico into Texas at an alarming rate, smuggled across the border much like drugs, wildlife officials say. The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor ...

A 63-year-old Michigan babysitter is accused of sexually abusing children in her care, police say. Gaila Bennett of Midland, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit, was arraigned Monday on 47 counts of ...

The Erie Zoo is celebrating the birth of an adorable monkey. The lesser spot-nosed guenon monkey was born on Wednesday to first-time mom Georgia. The zoo says that both mom and baby are healthy and ...

The Erie Zoo welcomed a baby monkey. The baby, a lesser spot-nosed guenon whose gender isn't known yet, was born Oct. 8 to first-time mother Georgia and to father Nemo, zoo officials announced Oct. 9.