A Connecticut zoo announced the birth of a female black-handed spider monkey -- and officials are now asking the public to ...

This was a real order of monkey business. A Connecticut zoo asked for help naming its baby spider monkey — and revealed the winning moniker on Facebook Friday. The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport created ...

As part of the Lake Superior Zoo's "Boo at the Zoo" event today and Saturday, Oct. 19, guests are being invited to help name the two baby Angolan colobus monkeys that were born this summer at the zoo.

Monkeys are part of a fascinating group of animals known as primates, which are genetically the closest to humans. Their brain and body structure are quite similar to ours, which is why there's so ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Two newborn emperor tamarins or "mustached" monkeys are delighting visitors at the Chattanooga Zoo, and the zoo is inviting the public to help choose their names. What we know The ...

Marmoset monkeys have been found to use specific calls to name each other, a behaviour previously thought to exist only in humans, dolphins and elephants. Naming other individuals in a population is a ...