The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor for the illegal trade in exotic animals, with spider monkeys among the most ...

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern ...

A growing black market is tearing spider monkey families apart in southern Mexico, where poachers are killing adults and ...

Spider monkeys are becoming the latest exotic pet trend, captivating social media and drawing interest in Southeast Texas.

Janet the young chimpanzee is in forest school at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary after tumultuous first year of life Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...