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dcamp023

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Two questions. Are there any proboscis monkey in any smaller private zoos non aza accredited in north america and which zoos do you believe has the most old world monkeys on exhibit
 
dcamp023 said:
Two questions. Are there any proboscis monkey in any smaller private zoos non aza accredited in north america and which zoos do you believe has the most old world monkeys on exhibit
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For Proboscis Monkeys you'd have to fly over to Singapore; there is a fine breeding group at the Zoo. The occasional Indonesian zoo/rehabilitation center may have one or two as well. There have not been any in the US since 2003 when the last two were sent from the Bronx over to Singapore.

The US members would have to help you regarding where you'd find most of old world primates.
 
Baldur said:
For Proboscis Monkeys you'd have to fly over to Singapore; there is a fine breeding group at the Zoo. The occasional Indonesian zoo/rehabilitation center may have one or two as well. There have not been any in the US since 2003 when the last two were sent from the Bronx over to Singapore.

The US members would have to help you regarding where you'd find most of old world primates.
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Thats about it, none in Europe as well, Singapore zoo seem to be breeding well
 
I beleive that Denver has a very large collection of old world monkeys in an exhibit called Primate Panorama

@team tapir: lemurs, sakis, tamarins, gibbons, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and titis are not old world monkeys :)
 
Baldur said:
For Proboscis Monkeys you'd have to fly over to Singapore; there is a fine breeding group at the Zoo. The occasional Indonesian zoo/rehabilitation center may have one or two as well. There have not been any in the US since 2003 when the last two were sent from the Bronx over to Singapore.

The US members would have to help you regarding where you'd find most of old world primates.
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AFAIK, Proboscis Monkeys can be seen at the following zoos other than Singapore:
- Gembira Loka Zoo in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, Indonesia
- Smutzer Primate Centre in Ragunan, Indonesia
- Lok Kawi Wildlife Park in Sabah, West Malaysia
- Zoorasia in Yokohama, Japan
 
Lok Kawi had ten when I was there in September 2009, including two babies

ISIS says 1.1 at Jakarta (Ragunan Zoo), 1.0 at Schmutzer, 12.8 at Singapore and 2.2 at Zoorasia. These may or may or not be accurate at the present time ;)
 
siamang27 said:
Houston Zoo has a pretty good collection of old world monkeys.
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Correct - I was very impressed with their collection when I was there last year. The Orangutan exhibit is nothing special but the monkey collection is fantastic and for the most part housed in spacious enclosures in the Wortham World of Primates.
 
I've heard that one of the smaller zoos in Louisiana, Monroe I think, has a good collection of old world primates.
 
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