A Houston man faces federal charges alleging he sold ring-tailed lemurs and Mexican spider monkeys and smuggled primates into the U.S.

Egg cases from Chinese and European praying mantises can be differentiated by their shape. Neither species is native to ...

A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

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HATTIESBURG - Four juvenile spider monkeys are now calling the Hattiesburg Zoo home after being confiscated in an illegal pet ...

Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes four rescued spider monkeys after US border smuggling attempt. AZA, Species Survival Program aid ...

The four spider monkeys were nearly smuggled in lunch boxes over the border, but they now call the Hattiesburg Zoo home.

A conservation group funded by Colossal Biosciences organized the expedition in Madagascar to search for species considered “lost to science,” according to a July 17 news release from Re:wild. The ...

The Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to four juvenile spider monkeys that were rescued from an illegal smuggling attempt. Zoo ...

Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication ...