LAPORTE, Ind. — Police in northern Indiana say a pet monkey reached out and banged a 10-month-old girl’s head against its cage several times. Police say the girl was being held during a visit Sunday to the LaPorte home of her mother’s aunt and uncle when the caged monkey pulled on the hood of the girl’s coat… [Read More]

OLDSMAR, Fla. — Authorities have called off the search for a runaway monkey near Tampa.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had been attempting to capture the 30-pound monkey after it was seen in trees and rooftops near an apartment complex on Sunday…[Read More]

Peaches and Herb would no doubt be thrilled at the news this morning that a missing black-tufted marmoset (or, as we call it in English, “a monkey”) was returned to its owner in Hollywood late Friday night after a daring rescue by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission… Read More

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capture the primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart… Read More