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Whittier Southeast Asian Exhibits 1983 - Entry Sign

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This set of exhibits opened in 1983, replacing several baboon and ape exhibits. This set of exhibits still exists, and was renovated and rebranded Absolutely Apes several years ago. The exhibits include an indoor monkey house with two exhibits, two orangutan exhibits, two siamang island exhibits, a medium walkthrough aviary, and renovation of a large walkthrough aviary. I believe the original inhabitants in the monkey house were silvered leaf monkeys and douc langurs, and the orangutans were Bornean in one enclosure and Sumatrans in the other.
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reduakari, thanks for that info, I didn't know they all had golden monkeys at that time! I do remember the previous colobus cage too, so the newer structure that replaced it may have been early 80's. It was very similar in style to the Birds of Prey aviaries, the monkey cage tucked in the corner near Elephant Mesa and the koalas, and several of the Wild Animal Park's exhibits including the Tropical America aviary and the hanuman langur cage.
 
Ituri
geomorph said:
Oh I forgot an interesting detail on the old Bird and Primate Mesa. There was a wood poled netted enclosure built circa 70's that had colobus monkeys in it, seperate from the main monkey quadrangle building. In the mid 80's it was renovated to house golden monkeys on loan from China. After those monkeys went away, I believe there were colobus in there again? Anyway, if LA Zoo had received golden monkeys this year it would not have been the first time in the US.
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That's where that was. I know what exhibit you are talking about now. I saw the golden monkeys when they were there and I've been racking my brain for a long time trying to figure out where in the zoo that was.
 
Zoogoer2000
Toronto Zoo also had folden monkeys temp. in 1986

Also, The Wings of Australia Area is atriocious if you ask me
 
O
Sorry to revive an old thread, but I found some pictures of the golden monkeys on flickr. Its some other person's set though its labeled Wild Animal Park and it has a mixture of both the zoo and the park.

[ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/apermanentwreck/3118020245/in/set-72157611399494048/"]San Diego Wild Animal Park 36 on Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame]
 
mstickmanp
Were the golden monkeys exhibited inside the parker aviary?

Edit: never mind, this question is was answered above...
 

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