Gibbons, Geladas, and Guenons Galore! -- Primates in North America

Smaggledagle said:
Prospect Park Zoo does not keep Geoffroy's Tamarin anymore.
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Recent USDA inspection reports suggest there are still three Geoffroy's tamarins at the Prospect Park Zoo, and one at the Bronx Zoo. Geoffroy's tamarins are no longer listed on the reports for the Metro Richmond Zoo.

There are three Geoffroy's tamarins at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Georgia.
 
As of 2024, The last and youngest Red slender loris of the USA passed away at 8 years, which seems likely due to depression over the loss of family, but It's a real shame that species is what makes Memphis Zoo unique. Is Potto going to be next out-phased in the future?
 
JustEnjoyLook said:
As of 2024, The last and youngest Red slender loris of the USA passed away at 8 years, which seems likely due to depression over the loss of family, but It's a real shame that species is what makes Memphis Zoo unique. Is Potto going to be next out-phased in the future?
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Do you have a source for this?
 
JustEnjoyLook said:
As of 2024, The last and youngest Red slender loris of the USA passed away at 8 years, which seems likely due to depression over the loss of family, but It's a real shame that species is what makes Memphis Zoo unique. Is Potto going to be next out-phased in the future?
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Seeing as lorises are solitary, your theory the death is due to "depression over the loss of family" is completely ridiculous. Don't make up things that you don't know.
 
I confirmed the absence of red slender loris a few months ago during a visit to Memphis. I can understand the disappointment of folks who'd really hoped to see this species. At the end of the day, though, it was inevitably going to happen, and doesn't change my outlook on the facility. That population was never going to be sustainable - not without a massive influx of new founders, which no one was really calling for. It's fun to track down and see "the one and onlys" while they're still present in North American collections, but they really are just side-notes that don't contribute to the broader goals of the facilities... though they do make for good stories to remember down the road.
 
Aardwolf said:
I confirmed the absence of red slender loris a few months ago during a visit to Memphis. I can understand the disappointment of folks who'd really hoped to see this species. At the end of the day, though, it was inevitably going to happen, and doesn't change my outlook on the facility. That population was never going to be sustainable - not without a massive influx of new founders, which no one was really calling for. It's fun to track down and see "the one and onlys" while they're still present in North American collections, but they really are just side-notes that don't contribute to the broader goals of the facilities... though they do make for good stories to remember down the road.
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Though they are an endangered species and have already gone from anywhere, I'm pretty sure nothing can cause me disappointed when I can visit Sir Lanka anytime
 
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