UK primate collections

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Re Twycross - I thought I saw a pair of Black-eared Marmosets in the first enclosure on the right , approached from the Giraffes , could be imagining it though .

I also thought I saw 2 Red-tailed Guenons in the old/largest Monkey House . The Crowned Guenon was also here housed with one of their Spot-nosed Guenons . One of the male Roloways went to Doue in France , I do not know what happened to the second female .

I would love to be proven wrong , but I do not reckon there is much chance of breeding from any of the Twycross Guenon groups . The Langurs that were breeding - Javan and Spectacled - have possible deliberately been stopped from breeding . I hope they manage to do something with the young Francois langurs they have .
 
I also thought I saw 2 Red-tailed Guenons in the old/largest Monkey House . The Crowned Guenon was also here housed with one of their Spot-nosed Guenons ..

I would love to be proven wrong , but I do not reckon there is much chance of breeding from any of the Twycross Guenon groups .

I think there was only the one, a male (who has moved now)

The Lowe's guenons might seem the most likely as there is a trio(?) and aren't they younger than most of the others?

The Hamlyn's are halfsiblings and might do better if they were re-paired.

A lot of the others are probably too old.
 
Drusillas Zoo

Great apes- NONE
Lesser apes- lar gibbon

Guenons/mangabey- NONE
Baboon/macaque- sulawesi crested macaque
Colobine/langur- NONE

Cebids- White-faced saki, squirrel monkey, capuchin
Callitricids- golden-headed lion tamarin, geoffrey's marmoset, Pygmy marmoset, cotton top tamarin, silvery marmoset, emperor tamarin, goeldi monkey, common marmoset, red handed tamarin

Lemurs- ring-tailed, black and white ruffed, red ruffed lemur(?), black lemur, red bellied lemur

Nocturnal prosimians- Pygmy loris (?)

(?) - Not confident if still in collection

Drusillas acquired golden-headed tamarins originally to mix with the saki monkeys, but they didn't mix well and the tamarins left the collection some years ago.

I don't think they have ever held loris. Years ago they had douracouli and galagoes in a small nocturnal section but this is decades ago.
 
Lakeland wildlife oasis:

Northern tree shrew,

Pygmy marmoset,
Cotton eared marmoset,
Cotton top tamarin,

Squirrel monkey,

Black and White ruffed lemur,
Brown lemur.
 
Lakeland wildlife oasis:

Northern tree shrew,

Pygmy marmoset,
Cotton eared marmoset,
Cotton top tamarin,

Squirrel monkey,

Black and White ruffed lemur,
Brown lemur.

Tree Shrew are not a species of Primate. :) And welcome to the forum!
 
i beleave that the golden headed lion tamarin male from Drusillas Zoo was moved to shaldon, called tiny. and is now mixed with the red titi monkeys
 
Drusillas acquired golden-headed tamarins originally to mix with the saki monkeys, but they didn't mix well and the tamarins left the collection some years ago.

I don't think they have ever held loris. Years ago they had douracouli and galagoes in a small nocturnal section but this is decades ago.

Hi, I seem to remember seeing a pygmy slow loris there at one point, in the bug house. Not sure where it was from, or where it went, as it soon got replaced by some madagascan tree boas.
 
Twycross Zoo (Taken from their website)

Agile Gibbon
Allen's Swamp Monkey
Black and White Colobus Monkey
Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Black Howler Monkey
Black-eared Marmoset
Black-headed Spider Monkey
Black-tailed Marmoset
Bonobo
Bornean Orangutan
Brown Spider Monkey
Chimpanzee
Common Marmoset
Crowned Guenon
Crowned Lemur
Diana Monkey
Dusky Langur
Francois Langur
Golden Lion Tamarin
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
Hamlyn's Guenon
Javan Langur
Lar Gibbon
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon
Lowe's Guenon
Mueller's Gibbon
Phayre's Langur
Pileated Gibbon
Red ruffed Lemur
Red Titi Monkey
Red-bellied Lemur
Red-faced Black Spider Monkey
Red-handed Tamarin
Red-tailed Guenon
Ring-tailed Lemur
Roloway Monkey
Siamang
Silvery Marmoset
Western Lowland Gorilla
White-cheeked Crested Gibbon
White-faced Saki Monkey
White-fronted Marmoset
Woolly Monkey

It's always amazed me that Twycross styles itself as the "World Primate Centre" and claims to have "The World's Largest Primate Collection" and yet it has no Mangabey species, no Macaque species, no Baboon species, and no nocturnal prosimians. Four pretty important primate groups not represented there. Decidedly odd.
 
It's always amazed me that Twycross styles itself as the "World Primate Centre" and claims to have "The World's Largest Primate Collection" and yet it has no Mangabey species, no Macaque species, no Baboon species, and no nocturnal prosimians. Four pretty important primate groups not represented there. Decidedly odd.

I know what you're saying, to truly be the "World Primate Centre" it really should have a properly representative collection (I've been saying/ranting this for years). To be fair, I don't think it claims comprehensiveness, just that the collection is "the largest in the Western hemisphere" which I believe is true.

Next question, how does it compare for "representativness" with the UK, Europe, etc? Off the top of my head, it's still arguably the most representative collection in (at least) the UK.
 
Durrell (Jersey Zoo)

Sumatran Orangutan, Western Lowland Gorilla

Lar Gibbon

Sulawesi Crested Macaque

Black and Gold Howler Monkey

Golden Lion Tamarin, Black Lion Tamarin, Pied Tamarin, Emperor Tamarin, Goeldis Monkey, Silvery Marmoset

Black/White Ruffed Lemur, Red Ruffed Lemur, Ring Tailed Lemur, Alaotran Gentle Lemur, Aye Aye, Red Fronted Brown Lemur
 
Durrell (Jersey Zoo)

Sumatran Orangutan, Western Lowland Gorilla

Lar Gibbon

Sulawesi Crested Macaque

Black and Gold Howler Monkey

Golden Lion Tamarin, Black Lion Tamarin, Pied Tamarin, Emperor Tamarin, Goeldis Monkey, Silvery Marmoset

Black/White Ruffed Lemur, Red Ruffed Lemur, Ring Tailed Lemur, Alaotran Gentle Lemur, Aye Aye, Red Fronted Brown Lemur

I notice you don't mention Golden-headed Lion Tamarins. Does Jersey no longer keep the species? If so, it's a shame, as the species has been maintained there since 1987.
 
Chester

Great apes - Chimpanzee, Bornean Oranguran, Sumatran Orangutan
Lesser apes - Lar Gibbon

Guenons - none
Baboons/Macaques - Mandrill, Lion Tailed Macaque, Sulawesi Crested Macaque
Colobines/Langurs - none

Cebids - Colombian Black Spider Monkeys, Buffy Headed Capuchin
Callitricids - Geoffreys Marmosets, Black-Tailed Marmosets, Eastern Pygmy Marmosets, Black Lion Tamarin, Pied Tamarin

Promisians - none

Emperor Tamarins can now be added to the growing list of Callitricids!
 
I notice you don't mention Golden-headed Lion Tamarins. Does Jersey no longer keep the species? If so, it's a shame, as the species has been maintained there since 1987.[/]

They are no longer on show however they may be off show. If not it would be a great shame.
 
I'll do Blackpool's:
Great Apes -Bornean Orangutan and Western Lowland Gorilla
Lesser Apes - Pileated Gibbon
Colobine/Langur - King Colobus Monkey
Cebids - White-Faced Saki
Callitchrids -Cotton-Top Tamarin, Emperor Tamarin, Goeldi's Monkey, Pygmy Marmoset
Lemurs - Red Ruffed Lemur, Ring-Tailed Lemur.
And me forgetting Red Titi monkeys.
 
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I'll do Blackpool's:
Great Apes -Bornean Orangutan and Western Lowland Gorilla
Lesser Apes - Pileated Gibbon
Colobine/Langur - King Colobus Monkey
Cebids - White-Faced Saki
Callitchrids -Cotton-Top Tamarin, Emperor Tamarin, Goeldi's Monkey, Pygmy Marmoset
Lemurs - Red Ruffed Lemur, Ring-Tailed Lemur.


No red titi's?
 
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