The spider monkey’s tail is prehensile, which means “capable of grasping.” It is generally longer than the animal’s body and acts as a fifth limb—an adaptation to life in the tree canopy.

The photos I’d seen before the trip gave ... Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute, feeds monkeys on Koshima, where the animals are closely studied. Maciek Pożoga Imanishi and his ...

Residents in Ica called wildlife officials to report an escaped pet monkey entering their homes and wreaking havoc. Photos show the rescued animal. Photo from Peru’s National Forestry and ...

The more than 300 children who came to the Four Arts on March 13 got to visit with animals from Animal EDventure and hear farm stories.

The report included photos of a small, gray-tufted monkey strapped into a pod resembling ... Still, several countries, including the U.S., sent animals into space decades ago in the early days ...