As federal government agency NIH cuts demands for research primates, some hope to turn SC’s Monkey Island into coastal ...

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the ...

A spider monkey named Ava escaped from her owner's home in Eutawville, South Carolina. The monkey was spotted near a local festival, prompting the town clerk to help capture her. The monkey was safely ...

An unlikely coalition of animal rights groups and politicians are demanding an end to federal funding for research using animals as test subjects.

Oct. 8 (UPI) --A South Carolina town clerk teamed up with the local mayor -- and a hot cup of coffee -- to capture a spider monkey spotted running loose through town. Casey Hill, town clerk in ...