If he kept the arm, the baby spider monkey would suffer long-lasting pain, be unable to fully use the limb properly, and risk re-injuring himself again. Tragic though the decision was, the zoo's ...

but an individual spider monkey will wait about two to four years before giving birth again. Infants are born with full body hair except for the bare skin around the eyes of their “baby face.” ...

(KTLA) – A baby spider found on New Year’s Eve by ... County traffic stop finds home at Oakland Zoo The female spider monkey, ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. (WJW) — Officials with Florida‘s Brevard Zoo said they are heartbroken after a “chance accident” led to a baby spider monkey having one of his arms amputated. The zoo ...