Far up a giant Amazon jungle tree, a large howler monkey walked among the branches. As it stepped from branch to branch, its long tail would wrap around a convenient trunk providing extra stability.

Spider monkeys are New World monkeys found in the tropical and subtropical rainforests of Central and South America. Their name is the result of their spiderlike appearance when they hang by their ...

People Can't Believe Adorable Fluffball is Actually a California Zoo's Baby Porcupine originally appeared on PetHelpful. When you think of a porcupine, what adjectives come to mind? Most people think ...

Here’s what a prehensile-tailed porcupine looks like at the National Zoo. (Courtesy National Zoo/Roshan Patel) The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. welcomed a new prickly addition to its Small ...