As the northeast Johnson County city considers changing its definition of dangerous wild animals to include all monkeys - ...

While archaeologists have previously documented a few similar examples of ancient Roman pet monkeys elsewhere, they ...

There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored ...

Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

Berenike was an isolated, windswept outpost. It linked the Roman Empire to the trade routes of India, Arabia, and East Africa ...

According to April Stewart, founder of Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary, a non-profit in Mississippi that serves as a refuge for ...

Federal agents raided a home in Mobile County, Alabama, removing multiple monkeys amid neighbor complaints about the animals' ...

Mississippi considers some animals to be inherently dangerous and others are considered to be public resources.

Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal ...

People have taken their pets into all kinds of strange legal territory. Courts have seen everything from copyright claims ...