Aug. 2017 - Oceans/Marine Mammals - Macaques Replacing the Polar Bear

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  Zoological Point

• 9 Aug 2017

Looks interesting. Two questions, 1. Did the bear pass away or was it moved? 2. Do they know what species? I can assume Japanese Macaques but those don't look like the ones at Detroit or LPZ.

 

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  Moebelle

• 9 Aug 2017

@Kyle's Creatures They will be Crab Eating Macaques and Tundra, their polar bear, was moved to Detroit but passed last year.

 

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  Zoological Point

• 10 Aug 2017

@Moebelle That will be interesting. I'm not aware of any zoos in the US with Crab Eating Macaques.

 

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  Milwaukee Man

• 10 Aug 2017

@Kyle's Creatures The DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace, Michigan, has a crab eating macaque. I saw it last year.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 10 Aug 2017

I'd imagine that there is still a barrel-load of them at Monkey Jungle in Florida.

 

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  Zoological Point

• 10 Aug 2017

@Milwaukee Man I've never heard of that zoo. That's why I said "I'm not aware."

 

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  snowleopard

• 10 Aug 2017

As far as I know, DeYoung Family Zoo (Michigan), Folsom City Zoo & Sanctuary (California) and Monkey Jungle (Florida) all currently have Crab-Eating Macaques and Indianapolis Zoo (Indiana) will add the species in 2018.

 

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  jayjds2

• 10 Aug 2017

Animal World and Snake Farm Zoo had one elderly male of that species (housed with a pig-tailed macaque) but neither is on exhibit anymore, per a friend's visit.