In the foothills of Japan’s Northern Alps, people are chasing monkeys. Wearing bright orange vests, the humans ring bells, ...

Something sent monkeys at a Florida state park cannonballing into the water earlier this month, and a woman on a kayaking trip captured the hilarious moment on camera. Trenda Kitchen was kayaking at ...

When monkeys began raining from the sky, one Florida local captured it all on camera. But where did they come from, and why?

A kayaker in Silver Springs State Park had her peaceful day interrupted by cannonballing rhesus macaques Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

A new investigation reveals that the growing popularity of spider monkeys as pets, driven by influencers posting content treating them like human children, is fueling an illegal wildlife trade. Spider ...

A new investigation reveals that the growing popularity of spider monkeys as pets, driven by influencers posting content treating them like human children, is fueling an illegal wildlife trade. Spider ...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — Monkeys being transported on a Mississippi highway escaped captivity Tuesday after the truck carrying them overturned, according to law enforcement. All but one of the escaped ...

Three monkeys that escaped from a truck in Mississippi on Tuesday morning are still on the loose, although others have been destroyed, officials said. Officers said they were told that the monkeys ...