Turkey January 13 Baby gorilla found in plane cargo recovering at Turkish zoo A 5-month-old gorilla rescued from a Turkish Airlines plane's cargo hold is now recovering at a zoo in Istanbul, officials announced Sunday.
Primates January 7 Tutu-wearing monkey picked up near highway in 'bananas situation' Sheriff’s deputies in Missouri discovered a spider monkey wearing a tutu near Route 21 on Monday.
Florida April 15, 2024 Endangered Bornean orangutan born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay An endangered Bornean orangutan was born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay over the weekend, delivered by cesarean section and weighing in at just over three pounds.
Germany April 12, 2024 World's oldest known gorilla turns 67 at Berlin Zoo The Berlin Zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou, a female gorilla who is the park's oldest resident, as well as the oldest known gorilla in the world.
United Kingdom March 25, 2024 London Zoo welcomes second western lowland gorilla birth this winter A six-week-old western lowland gorilla born at the London Zoo is still unnamed and its sex yet to be determined as it remains in its mother's tight, tender grip.
Wisconsin December 21, 2023 Wisconsin man sentenced for commissioning, distributing online monkey torture video Kenneth Herrera, 40, of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for paying an Indonesian videographer to physically abuse a monkey on video.
Pets October 5, 2023 Momo the monkey safely returned to Indianapolis home after night on the town Momo the monkey managed to escape from her home in Indianapolis and led local police on a 24-hour search for the elusive primate.
Endangered Species September 10, 2020 Endangered baby gorilla, born 6 days ago at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, has died Tragedy cut short celebrations at a New Orleans zoo this week when a newborn gorilla, the first welcomed to the facility in over two decades, died at just six days old.
Endangered Species September 8, 2020 New Orleans zoo celebrates endangered gorilla birth, first in over 20 years at facility The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is celebrating the birth of an endangered western lowland gorilla at the facility – its first gorilla birth in more than two decades.
Primates September 11, 2019 Search on for 'monkey' in Texas town after reports of primate swinging through trees, attacking residents: reports Police and animal control staffers continued their search Tuesday for a loose primate that has been reportedly spotted swinging through trees and terrorizing residents in small Texas town over the past two days.
