Toprish is still listed on the MW website; Sammy has sadly been removed.
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why's that ?
A poster reported that Sammy and Toprish had both passed away (from Facebook I think)
it seems that both happily and very sadly it is half correct
it seems that both happily and very sadly it is half correct
How sad, but at least her last years were nice ones
It was 100% correct.
How sad
Latest updates from the park
Malagasy is due to reopen soon. The walk through Ring Tailed Lemur exhibit has been closed since before the first lockdown.
New arrivals chimpanzees Sacha and Kangoo are in the process of being integrated into new groups. Sacha is joining Bart's group and Kangoo has joined Bryan's group. The primate care staff have done a great job.
As well as Kayan, Hujan has joined the Orangutan nursery. He was previously in Tuan's group. Tuan has been showing mating behaviour towards the four female Orangutans in that group and there are concerns Hujan has taken too much of an interest so for his own safety he has been moved.
There are also international rescues ongoing, one teased is of a "big lad" and also a new species to the park.
Malagasy is due to reopen soon. The walk through Ring Tailed Lemur exhibit has been closed since before the first lockdown.
New arrivals chimpanzees Sacha and Kangoo are in the process of being integrated into new groups. Sacha is joining Bart's group and Kangoo has joined Bryan's group. The primate care staff have done a great job.
As well as Kayan, Hujan has joined the Orangutan nursery. He was previously in Tuan's group. Tuan has been showing mating behaviour towards the four female Orangutans in that group and there are concerns Hujan has taken too much of an interest so for his own safety he has been moved.
There are also international rescues ongoing, one teased is of a "big lad" and also a new species to the park.
They suffer from stress and hypertension and therefore struggle with being at close quarters to the general public. Monkey World has enjoyed great success breeding the species because the enclosures are designed to replicate their natural environment. In the years I've visited the park there normally tends to be two or three arrivals per year but the gene pool is fairly limited as not many captive populations exist so the four groups have to be carefully managed
The three (of the four total) breeding groups at Monkey World are the only ones in Europe now. Every other holder is either bachelors or elderly non-breeders now.
I think The Monkey Sanctuary still has Lily (? name) who is young but not in a breeding situation. I think they'd probably send her to Monkey World if she gets left alone.
Edit: Just went to confirm Lily's name and there are only 2 woollys on their website, not sure if that's all they have now.
Prochilodus246
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It'd be nice if Monkey World were going into a new species!
The new series of Monkey Life dropped onto Now TV over the weekend.
The only real bits of news are:
Wooly Monkey, Paquita has been spayed for medical reasons
Chimps - Toprish died from a blood clot following a severe cold last Winter.
Sasha and Kangoo were seperated due to her stress/behaviour when Kangoo was mixed with anyone else. Luckily it was a success and despite introductions taking a long time they have now both settled into their respective groups
They are down to 2.1 Stumped Tailed Macaque. They are currently planning to rescue a group of 3.3 Hamadryas Baboon's from Animals Lebanon. These will eventually have have the Stumpy house/enclosure once it has been renovated and made Baboon proof. This will be the first time that MW has held a Baboon species
The only real bits of news are:
Wooly Monkey, Paquita has been spayed for medical reasons
Chimps - Toprish died from a blood clot following a severe cold last Winter.
Sasha and Kangoo were seperated due to her stress/behaviour when Kangoo was mixed with anyone else. Luckily it was a success and despite introductions taking a long time they have now both settled into their respective groups
They are down to 2.1 Stumped Tailed Macaque. They are currently planning to rescue a group of 3.3 Hamadryas Baboon's from Animals Lebanon. These will eventually have have the Stumpy house/enclosure once it has been renovated and made Baboon proof. This will be the first time that MW has held a Baboon species
A little unrelated, but does anyone know how to find the "Monkey Life" series for those living outside of Europe? Many are posted on YouTube, but only some episodes are available, and only through Season 11.
This facility is so interesting, and I love learning more about them. As someone previously mentioned, I am curious to see the facility acquire new species in the future. Depending on funding and their mission, it may be interesting to see them breeding more threatened species.
This facility is so interesting, and I love learning more about them. As someone previously mentioned, I am curious to see the facility acquire new species in the future. Depending on funding and their mission, it may be interesting to see them breeding more threatened species.
Sadly, despite having some of the largest populations in the UK or Europe of some threatened species, they refuse to breed them to preserve space for other rescues. Historically they bred the golden-cheeked gibbons and Bornean orangutans, but they don't breed either anymore. The only species they do regularly breed is the woolly monkeys, as they are the only place in Europe that has a breeding setup now.