If your heart is set on owning a pet monkey, you’d first need to figure out if you’re living in a state that allows it. U.S.

Monkeys also get caught in traps set for pigs ... “macaques that escape traps may lose a limb to loss of circulation.” The local pet trade thrives on captured or orphaned baby macaques ...

The unnamed monkey is popular with guests at the Tianjin Zoo because of his "distressed man" expressions Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

That included Kaia and Maia, their New World monkeys. The petite primates won't grow to more than a few pounds each, and in unincorporated Horry County the couple could legally keep them as pets.

Residents in Ica called wildlife officials to report an escaped pet monkey entering their homes and wreaking havoc. Photos show the rescued animal. Photo from Peru’s National Forestry and ...

Residents in Ica called wildlife officials to report an escaped pet monkey entering their homes and wreaking havoc. Photos show the rescued animal. Photo from Peru’s National Forestry and Wildlife ...