Maybe I'm wrong and there is more to this exhibit, but after seeing many beautiful and practical Colobus enclosures I'll have to say this is pretty bad! Just bare rock work, No climbing (they're arboreal which makes it even worse) and no shade, Are they getting a new home soon?
I think these might be the rare Kopje Colobus (Colobus rupestris) of Swaziland, not often seen in zoos (or indeed in the wild)
(Being serious for once, unfortunately one often sees photos of that other most arboreal of primates, the spider monkey, being housed in exactly such a fashion as this monstrosity)
I think these might be the rare Kopje Colobus (Colobus rupestris) of Swaziland, not often seen in zoos (or indeed in the wild)
(Being serious for once, unfortunately one often sees photos of that other most arboreal of primates, the spider monkey, being housed in exactly such a fashion as this monstrosity)
Haha never heard of the "Kopje" colobus, are they related to the terrestrial savannah Colobus ? I think such horrible conditions should be prohibited by a law that states that arboreal species should have access to a good amount of trees (I know, difficult to define the limits because "a good amount" is relative) and terrestrial species should have decent access to land (referring to all the Hippo exhibits with huge tanks of water and small patches of land).
it would actually make a good mixed exhibit for klipspringers and rock hyrax, maybe with meerkats on the flat. Or maybe a vervet monkey/mongoose (banded or pigmy) mix.
That was the case on my visit in 2010, and for the klipspringer and hyrax the exhibit seemed more than adequate. The enclosure is much larger than what is shown in the photo, but the colobus monkeys are definitely out of place on the mock-rock "mountain".
That was the case on my visit in 2010, and for the klipspringer and hyrax the exhibit seemed more than adequate. The enclosure is much larger than what is shown in the photo, but the colobus monkeys are definitely out of place on the mock-rock "mountain".
