primates

I just came across the photo below taken by @Maguari in the zoochat gallery and looked up the species and checked on Zootierliste to see what zoos hold them. The species was apparently formerly kept by six German zoos (Berlin Tierpark, Berlin, Dresden, Duisburg, Erfurt and Hannover), however...

This is the sixth installment (only one more to go after this) in a series of polls based on the IUCN 25 Most Endangered Primates. This time featuring the larger New World monkeys mentioned in the document which will go head to head in this poll. Zoochatters can vote based on the primate...

Interesting article on the grey mouse lemur and studies into its hibernation which the author posits may help the development of cryogenic sleep for human space travel: Hibernating lemurs may be the key to cryogenic sleep for human space travel

Photo of a sumantran orangutan I took back in 2018 when I visited zoo atlanta in the summer time.

What is your favourite New world primate species and why ? I'm very curious to hear your replies.

In pretty much every Zoo I visited, even modern and big exhibits, great apes have no acces to trees, they are either weired, to stop the apes to climb on them, or are not even present. My question is why. (With few exeptions like the Gorilas exhibit in Apenheul) Zoos don't give them acces...

Out of curiosity does anyone know whether the brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba) is currently being kept in any of the European zoos ? I think that Jersey zoo may have (or did have) long term plans to keep this species and I believe there are zoos in Belgium and the Netherlands that...

This thread is for detailing what species of nocturnal primate are held where in the United States and Canada. Taxonomic groups covered here are: Dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs (family Cheirogaleidae) Aye-aye (family Daubentoniidae) Lorises (family Lorisidae) Bushbabies/galagos (family...

Interesting article from Mongabay about the trafficking of bonobos in the DRC , Africa, and its impact on the conservation of the species. Thought provoking and obviously depressing read. Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind bonobo trafficking

This amazing shot I got while on my trip to Georgia this past August figure I share this here.

This place is, without a doubt, the worst zoo I’ve personally ever been to. It was about 8-ish years ago, but I’ve recently been curious so I looked at some reviews and photos from recent months and it seems nothing has changed. It was a while ago, so the details are fuzzy, but from what I can...

Following the success of Big Cats, the BBC Natural History Unit is making a follow-up series: Primates. The three episodes will focus on primate diversity, behaviour, and science/conservation respectively. Filming begins this summer and the program will air in 2020.

Hi everyone! I'm studying animal behaviour and welfare and am now in my final year. I'm about to start my dissertation but am struggling on making a specific topic out of my areas of interest! I am required to do a survey, so possibly a study on public perceptions or opinions? My areas of...

Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2016-2018 was launched on Tuesday. The list is not intended as a scientific ranking of the most threatened species, but a publicity tool to generate support and awareness. It purposefully covers a wide geographic and taxonomic range. The...

Hey, Im looking into creating a research project comparing the effects of enclosure design on Aye-Aye behaviour, between two UK zoos. Durrell Wildlife Trust and an unknown. The second should preferably be around Liverpool or the Kent area. If anyone has any pictures of enclosures or...

Hey everyone, doing a uni project on enclosure design and just trying to figure out fencing (open top) for containing spider monkeys. My tutor mentioned some zoos having some kind of non slip/smooth fencing with a deflector on the top, the only good example I've found of this so far online is...

Studies have shown that the pygmy slow loris is the fist primate to hibernate outside Madagascar Pygmy slow loris is first known hibernating primate outside of Madagascar, study says

Hi! I'm doing a dissertation on differences in sexual dimorphism in primates and managed to collect the height and weights from the monkeys kept in collection at my college. However I am looking to find the heights and weights of various male and female monkeys so provide more data. Does...

Woburn Safari Park is delighted to announce that Dr Jane Goodall DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace will visit Woburn Safari Park on Saturday 27th September. Dr Goodall will be presenting two different talks about her life and work along with book signings...