A young spider monkey seized during a traffic stop on Monday has now landed safely at the Oakland Zoo, according to the California Highway Patrol. The female spider monkey was discovered by CHP ...

(KRON) — A baby monkey was likely abducted from her mother by exotic animal poachers before she became someone’s pet in California, Oakland Zoo officials told KRON4. The adorable five-month ...

"It will take months and months and months for her to return to a normal body condition," Colleen Kinzley, the Vice President of Animal Care, Conservation and Research at the Oakland Zoo said.

Primates are illegal to own as pets in California. The tiny monkey is currently living at the Oakland Zoo and receiving vital veterinary care. The Oakland Zoo wrote, "Primate infants, like spider ...