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The newborn male macaque was named “Dekopin,” after Ohtani’s dog. To help people become familiar with the animals, the zoo holds a public contest to name the first baby monkey born each year.

MADERA COUNTY – A baby spider monkey that was seized during a traffic stop along a Central California highway earlier this week is now in the care of the Oakland Zoo. California Highway Patrol ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Dickerson Park Zoo announced the birth of a new white-faced saki monkey. According to a press release, the baby was born on Jan. 14 to first-time parents 11-year-old ...

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 ...

CHP Madera Facebook After stopping a driver for excessive speed, police said they discovered a baby spider monkey wearing a onesie inside the vehicle. An officer from the California Highway Patrol ...

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

(KTLA) – A baby spider monkey found on New Year’s Eve by officers with the California Highway Patrol inside a Rolls-Royce, along with a large amount of illegal cannabis and five cellphones ...

“The driver had a baby monkey attached—or clenched—on his person,” CHP officer Sergio Moreno told local news outlet KSEE on Tuesday. “That’s something you don’t see every day.

(KRON) — A baby spider monkey who was rescued during a bizarre DUI traffic stop in California is recovering well at the Oakland Zoo, veterinarians said Friday. Zoo officials named the tiny ...