The Peoria Zoo's playful patriarch nearly doubled his expected life span, leaving a legacy as a beloved member of the ...

The Peoria Zoo is mourning the loss of Butch, a black-handed spider monkey and the oldest known member of his species, who was born in 1973 and lived at the zoo since 1981.

"But the broader story is devastating," said the zoo's vice president of animal care, conservation, and research, Colleen Kinzley, per Patch. "These animals are often torn from the wild under ...

Violeta the adorable spider monkey has come out of quarantine at the Oakland Zoo, where she’s being cared for after she was rescued from a drug bust in May. On Friday, June 6, the Oakland Zoo released ...