A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry, ...

SAN DIEGO -- A Texas man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling six Mexican baby spider monkeys into the U.S. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston was sentenced to four months in custody and ...

Two of six spider monkeys illegally brought into California are shown above with their troopmates where they are now living at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. (U.S. Attorney's Office) A Texas man was busted ...

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A baby spider monkey has a new home after she was discovered during a DUI traffic stop in Madera County. New video from the Oakland Zoo shows the little one's upgraded ...

A baby spider monkey discovered by the California Highway Patrol during a DUI stop near Madera earlier this month has a new, if temporary, home. And a name. “Azules is bright, alert and active,” said ...