Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre 2009 #1

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This is from the Monkey World site:

"Rafael is a male golden-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) who was born at Pretoria Zoo in South Africa. He was born on 26/05/99 and came to Monkey World on 1/09/04. Rafael was sent to us as part of the European Breeding Programme (EEP) for this species but he is quite a nervous individual and has not settled with any of our females yet."

Im not sure where he is going.
 
Tigerlemurguy said:
This is from the Monkey World site:

"Rafael is a male golden-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) who was born at Pretoria Zoo in South Africa. He was born on 26/05/99 and came to Monkey World on 1/09/04. Rafael was sent to us as part of the European Breeding Programme (EEP) for this species but he is quite a nervous individual and has not settled with any of our females yet."

Im not sure where he is going.
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Well if it is where crust2007 said then it will be Pretoria Zoo. :rolleyes:
 
I have just watched the first episode of the new series of Monkey Life on Channel 5 . It featured the introduction of some of the female capuchin monkeys from the Chilean Laboratory to their new home .

There was quite a bit of variation in the monkeys . At least one appeared to be very dark . I wonder if it is a black capuchin Cebus nigritus from the Atlantic forests of Brazil as described from Hoyerswerda Zoo in Germany in the latest IZES Zoo Grapevine newsletter .
 
2 new arrivals!!
2 cotton topped tamarins arrived at mw last monday and settling in with the marmosets
 
Thats good news, im asuming they are from the uk pet trade but to be honest ive never heard of them being kept as pets, i could be wrong.
 
Bele said:
I have just watched the first episode of the new series of Monkey Life on Channel 5 . It featured the introduction of some of the female capuchin monkeys from the Chilean Laboratory to their new home .

There was quite a bit of variation in the monkeys . At least one appeared to be very dark . I wonder if it is a black capuchin Cebus nigritus from the Atlantic forests of Brazil as described from Hoyerswerda Zoo in Germany in the latest IZES Zoo Grapevine newsletter .
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It was interesting that they eventually divided themselves up into two groups - the darker ones and the lighter ones. There must be a reason for that?
 
I have seen quite substantial variation in capuchins between individuals that are known relatives, so I wouldn't necessarily say they are one subspecies or more. Logic says that with the sheer number that were imported from Chile that they did come from multiple stocks (I would find it hard to believe that they captive breed in Chile for labs). That said I find it unusual that a highly endangered subspecies may turn up at a lab. Really genetic work is the only option, but is Monkey World interested?
 
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