Macaques in castles

[ZYBen]

Who ever said that all macaques have to be kept in castles! lets try and figure out who has em in cstles, and why!, photos would be good aswell

Heres 2 photos from the Gallery

Japanese Macaque Island ,Dierenpark Amersfoort by Xerxes

Rhesus Macaque Enclosure - Lisbon Zoo - not a castle but close enough
[photo=3110;541;Rhesus_Macaque_Enclosure_-_Lisbon_2005.jpg]Rhesus Macaque Enclosure - Lisbon Zoo 2005[/photo]

From jo's rhesus enrichment thread

Rhesus Mac's as Bredls Reptile Park

 

[snowleopard]

What brutal, sad little enclosures. A macaque palace???

 

[PAT]

I think that the top red and white one looks nice and has climbing structures at the end so that is a plus.

 

[Jarkari]

but those banks look stupidly steep. . . on the top one

 

[patrick]

urgh.....

 

[Jo]

Well, I spent this morning building another platform for the macaques, till I almost died in the heat. I will get picks tomorrow after I put it up.

 

[Jurek7]

I heard that ruins for macaques were common in early 20. century zoos - after Kipling's "Jungle Book".

Nowadays they could house rhesus with TV antennas, telephone wires and Bollywood adverts. Like their typical rooftop habitat in India. Well, better not.

 

[Jurek7]

but those banks look stupidly steep. . . on the top one

I saw Amersfoort castle. Macaques come down, swim and pick food - between huge koi carps.

Not the best idea, IMO.

 

[Jarkari]

yeah, I have never really understood moats on macaque islands . . unless ofcourse the opposite side is a wall rather than a bank

 

[Zooplantman]

yeah, I have never really understood moats on macaque islands . . unless ofcourse the opposite side is a wall rather than a bank

The only reason I can think of for a wet moat (rather than a dry one is to keep the animals from being off-view down in the moat.