UPDATE 1/1: Banana-Sam is scared but safe, reports the Associated Press: Banana Sam was "hungry, trembling and thirsty," after police returned him to the zoo, but a full physical examination showed he ...

The tale of Sam the chimp – the controversial beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking chimpanzee once housed at what is now called the Monkey Bar & Grille near Loveland – has been unearthed thanks to a viral ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Police are investigating the brazen theft of a beloved squirrel monkey named Banana Sam from the San Francisco Zoo. The 17-year-old primate disappeared late Thursday, and investigators ...

(11-22) 16:34 PST SAN FRANCISCO-- Banana Sam, the monkey who won the hearts of a city when he was kidnapped from the San Francisco Zoo two years ago, has died at the ripe old age of 19. Zoo officials ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) - Banana Sam, a monkey who gained fame when he was stolen from the San Francisco Zoo two years ago, has died at the age of 19. Zoo officials say the 2-pound squirrel monkey ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Police are investigating the brazen theft of a beloved squirrel monkey named Banana Sam from the San Francisco Zoo. The 17-year-old primate disappeared late Thursday, and investigators ...

A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday night, two days after he was taken. Banana Sam was "hungry, trembling and thirsty," ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A squirrel monkey that made headlines when he was stolen from an exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo in 2011 has died, zoo officials said Friday. Banana Sam was 19 years old when ...