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Mr Gharial said:
The Bearded emperor tamarins have moved from the Herbal forest to the Monkey tree path.

The Pied tamarin is no longer signed in the Monkey tree path, I believe there were very few left last year so the last ones may have died
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The last Pied tamarin is still alive, but was moved behind the scenes because of the moved Emperor tamarins, according to a guide.

Mr Gharial said:
The small playground near the gorillas has received a new coat of paint, and looks a lot fresher now. Although it still has all the same features.
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Along with the new playground, there is now also a donation spot for the new Gorilla habitat. And a plan for what it will look like:
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Looks like there will be three major changes:
- the main island will be split with new waterways, through climbing structures the islands can be combined or separated depending on what is best for the groups.
- there will be a new indoor enclosure near the current gorilla playground for the main islands. The old indoor holding will also still be there, possibly for a bachelor group on the smaller island.
- There will be a new viewing path lower to the water near the (former?) bald ibis aviary

Also: a new Grey langur arrived this year, a male. Because of this, the langurs aren't always allowed in the visitor area
 

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I visited Apenheul yesterday, and there's more ring tailed lemur babies already. There's definitely one more set of twins, and I think there's even five youngsters in total. But as everyone was hopping over and under each other, it was a bit hard to count. :p

The East Javan langurs weren't visible, and the Barbary Macaque walkthrough area was closed off as well. I'm guessing this is a seasonal thing? I guess the temperatures for East Javan langures is too low, and the Barbary Macaques might be expecting youngsters this time of year...

Can anyone who has visited Apenheul for more than two seasons perhaps confirm these thoughts? :)
 
Does anyone know how many Woolly Monkeys live at Apenheul?

I believe a male left for La Vallée des Singes to create a bachelor troop.
 
Yunha said:
The East Javan langurs weren't visible, and the Barbary Macaque walkthrough area was closed off as well. I'm guessing this is a seasonal thing? I guess the temperatures for East Javan langures is too low, and the Barbary Macaques might be expecting youngsters this time of year...

Can anyone who has visited Apenheul for more than two seasons perhaps confirm these thoughts? :)
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Could indeed be a weather/temperature thing for the langurs, although I know they have been seen outside this year. Their island is also sometimes alternately inhabited by a group of golden-bellied capuchin monkeys. What the reason for that is, I don't know either.

Why the Barbary area is closed I don't know either. Last years, it was partially closed because of bird flu (end of the area was a walk-through aviary). But since those measures were recently lifted and I believe that the ibises are also gone, that could not be the reason.

Pandaboi said:
Does anyone know how many Woolly Monkeys live at Apenheul?

I believe a male left for La Vallée des Singes to create a bachelor troop.
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Apenheul should have a bachelor group of three males. Recently, though, the last male from Zoo Dresden moved to Vallée des Singes, perhaps you mean that one?
 
MennoPebesma said:
Could indeed be a weather/temperature thing for the langurs, although I know they have been seen outside this year. Their island is also sometimes alternately inhabited by a group of golden-bellied capuchin monkeys. What the reason for that is, I don't know either.

Why the Barbary area is closed I don't know either. Last years, it was partially closed because of bird flu (end of the area was a walk-through aviary). But since those measures were recently lifted and I believe that the ibises are also gone, that could not be the reason.


Apenheul should have a bachelor group of three males. Recently, though, the last male from Zoo Dresden moved to Vallée des Singes, perhaps you mean that one?
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I wish they start working with the South American rescue facilities and get some pure-bred woolly monkey for the ex situ conservation program (from the pool of non-releasables ...).

POST SCRIPTUM: They do already support in situ woolly monkey conservation projects.
 
MennoPebesma said:
Could indeed be a weather/temperature thing for the langurs, although I know they have been seen outside this year. Their island is also sometimes alternately inhabited by a group of golden-bellied capuchin monkeys. What the reason for that is, I don't know either.

Why the Barbary area is closed I don't know either. Last years, it was partially closed because of bird flu (end of the area was a walk-through aviary). But since those measures were recently lifted and I believe that the ibises are also gone, that could not be the reason.


Apenheul should have a bachelor group of three males. Recently, though, the last male from Zoo Dresden moved to Vallée des Singes, perhaps you mean that one?
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On Zoo Dresdens post they mentioned when introducing them at Vallée des Singes it says “While the French male and Ricardo appear comparatively dominant and self-confident, the male from the Zoo Apenheul seems to be rather cautious.” So it made me wonder if a male left Apenheul and went to Singes with Ricardo from Dresden. They also mentioned stopping over at Apenheul. Originally I thought it could be a male which left Apenheul a while ago but I don’t know why they would mention stopping at Apenheul if they weren’t picking on up. Log in to Facebook
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I wish they start working with the South American rescue facilities and get some pure-bred woolly monkey for the ex situ conservation program (from the pool of non-releasables ...).

POST SCRIPTUM: They do already support in situ woolly monkey conservation projects.
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The breeding programme for woolly monkeys was discontinued several years ago, so I wouldn't count on that.

Pandaboi said:
On Zoo Dresdens post they mentioned when introducing them at Vallée des Singes it says “While the French male and Ricardo appear comparatively dominant and self-confident, the male from the Zoo Apenheul seems to be rather cautious.” So it made me wonder if a male left Apenheul and went to Singes with Ricardo from Dresden. They also mentioned stopping over at Apenheul. Originally I thought it could be a male which left Apenheul a while ago but I don’t know why they would mention stopping at Apenheul if they weren’t picking on up. Log in to Facebook
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Ah, I hadn't noticed that. Then Apenheul now has a bachelor group consisting of two males instead of three.
 
MennoPebesma said:
The breeding programme for woolly monkeys was discontinued several years ago, so I wouldn't count on that.


Ah, I hadn't noticed that. Then Apenheul now has a bachelor group consisting of two males instead of three.
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Thank you! Would you happen to know their names? I’m creating a document with information on all of the Woolly Monkeys in Europe.
 
remar said:
@Kifaru Bwana The south american woolly monkey zoo population suffers the same problems as many primate breeding programs in Europe. Surplus males.
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I would require far closer cooperation with ex situ facilities in South America through ALPZA or otherwise. I feel it remains an untapped source and would break into the illegal wildlife trade and provide for long term cooperation and resolving financial issues around rescue, restoration of habitat and conservation cum recovery in situ of South American primate populations.
 
Yunha said:
I visited Apenheul yesterday, and there's more ring tailed lemur babies already. There's definitely one more set of twins, and I think there's even five youngsters in total. But as everyone was hopping over and under each other, it was a bit hard to count. :p

The East Javan langurs weren't visible, and the Barbary Macaque walkthrough area was closed off as well. I'm guessing this is a seasonal thing? I guess the temperatures for East Javan langures is too low, and the Barbary Macaques might be expecting youngsters this time of year...

Can anyone who has visited Apenheul for more than two seasons perhaps confirm these thoughts? :)
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Seems like I haven't received notifications for Apenheul in a little bit and missed this question...

The Javan langurs are indeed not visible sometimes, I have no idea why as they're inside even some sunny days.

The Barbary macaque area sadly closes quite early. Though all other walkthrough regions close one hour before closing time, the Barbary macaque region closes at 14:30, which is really early in my opinion
 
Mr Gharial said:
The Barbary macaque area sadly closes quite early. Though all other walkthrough regions close one hour before closing time, the Barbary macaque region closes at 14:30, which is really early in my opinion
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Oh wow, that's really early indeed and a bit odd as people who leave the late gorilla feeding then come by a closed exhibit. :p Animal wellfare first, of course. Better go there first next time! Thanks for sharing. :)
 
 
 
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