An adult female squirrel monkey with her infant. Credit: Anita Stone Squirrel monkeys have big brains for their size, they’re chatterboxes, and they’ve even been to space. There may even be parallels ...

Instead of showing aggression, the monkey began to nurse and cradle the puppy as if it were her own offspring. The puppy, ...

Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) have always been a common sight in zoos, but this seems to have changed in the past few years. Breeding is often poor, and zoos have discovered that this genus is not ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago just got a whole lot cuter thanks to the arrival of a new baby squirrel monkey! And the best part? You can see this precious new arrival in person starting Friday, July 11, at ...