Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre 2012
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A woolly monkey update
Xingu's baby died in the night although she was caring for it
Julio and Diego have moved to La Vallee des Singes - 6 yr old Julio will be dominant male of the group
Sara, the woolly monkey's baby, Bueno Jr is still being hand-reared.
Xingu's baby died in the night although she was caring for it
Julio and Diego have moved to La Vallee des Singes - 6 yr old Julio will be dominant male of the group
Sara, the woolly monkey's baby, Bueno Jr is still being hand-reared.
Gigit
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I had a very enjoyable visit to Monkey World yesterday, my first since 2010. It was orangutan-centric, so don't ask me about anything else
I just wanted to comment on their enterprise and fund-raising, which some other zoos (I know MW doesn't call itself a zoo!) could do well to copy. There isn't a newly-planted tree or shrub without a dedication plaque attached. There are memorial benches and an amazing number of pavers in the Walk of Thanks, costing at least £25 each. People donate fruit and veg, linen and towels, dog toys, ropes......And then there are all the adoptions. The list goes on and on. I can't help comparing this to a zoo not a million miles from me which had to be persuaded to let me pay £30 a year for a plaque in memory of an orangutan. Few of their adoption plaques mention individual animals.
I feel that Monkey World's apparent financial success must be due in part to their policy of letting people get to know the animals as individuals and having a connection with them. For instance, a visitor is far more likely to adopt a particular animal that has captured their imagination than a species. There seems to be a trend in other zoos for anonymity - Chester's, Twycross's and Dublin's orang houses are 3 examples that I've noticed this year.
I was also struck by the way they've built and extended houses with overhead connecting runs to outdoor enclosures that aren't right next to those houses. A clever way of using space.
And the food in the restaurant is reasonably priced!
I just wanted to comment on their enterprise and fund-raising, which some other zoos (I know MW doesn't call itself a zoo!) could do well to copy. There isn't a newly-planted tree or shrub without a dedication plaque attached. There are memorial benches and an amazing number of pavers in the Walk of Thanks, costing at least £25 each. People donate fruit and veg, linen and towels, dog toys, ropes......And then there are all the adoptions. The list goes on and on. I can't help comparing this to a zoo not a million miles from me which had to be persuaded to let me pay £30 a year for a plaque in memory of an orangutan. Few of their adoption plaques mention individual animals.
I feel that Monkey World's apparent financial success must be due in part to their policy of letting people get to know the animals as individuals and having a connection with them. For instance, a visitor is far more likely to adopt a particular animal that has captured their imagination than a species. There seems to be a trend in other zoos for anonymity - Chester's, Twycross's and Dublin's orang houses are 3 examples that I've noticed this year.
I was also struck by the way they've built and extended houses with overhead connecting runs to outdoor enclosures that aren't right next to those houses. A clever way of using space.
And the food in the restaurant is reasonably priced!
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