Nocturnal Primates in North American Zoos

Can't find said website, but in looking for it I discovered that Paws Farm closed permanently a couple months ago.



Is several years ago 3 or less?



I was able to find those also, what I don't know is what species it is; definitely looks like an Otolemur of some kind, but can't tell if it's Garnett's or a different one.



As I said in my previous post, I'm going to need a source for that, especially since the zoo has the animal signed as Senegal. Has someone identified the animal in-person?
thank you
 
Thanks for your help, everyone. I will post an updated list soon based on the information you have all provided :)

Very unlikely to be lemurinus and more likely to be griseimembra after the split.

Yes, the lemurinus/griseimembra split is especially problematic. I'm considering lumping all potential lemurinus and griseimembra together from now on unless a holder's animals are verified to be one or the other.
 
Janda Exotics animal ranch in Texas have bushbabies for sale so maybe some unaccredited zoos have them.

There are several with them :) A few with night monkeys, as well; I haven't been looking at primates at all but I've noticed I've glanced at the term more than I was expecting. I'll add theme to this thread when I get a chance.
 
Bushbabies and night monkeys are really common in the private trade. I haven't really looked into any unaccredited zoos, but I've seen a lot of educators and stuff with them.
 
Updated List:

Family Cheirogaleidae (2 species)


Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) (3 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Duke Lemur Center
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) (1 holder)

Duke Lemur Center

Family Daubentoniidae (1 species)

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) (7 holders)
Cincinnati Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Denver Zoo
Duke Lemur Center
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Family Lorisidae (3 species)

Red Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus) (1 holder)
Memphis Zoo

Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) (17 holders)
Akron Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo
Duke Lemur Center
El Paso Zoo
Lake Superior Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Miller Park Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Pueblo Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Potto (Peridicticus potto) (4 holders)

Cincinnati Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Family Galagidae (3 species)

Mohol Bushbaby (Galago moholi) (7 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Staten Island Zoo

Mohol/Senegal Bushbaby (1 holder; signed as Senegal, ID'ed as Mohol)
Turtle Back Zoo

Northern Greater Galago (Otolemur garnetti) (8 holders)
Animal Adventures Family Zoo (Bolton, MA)
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary (Albion, IN)
Cincinnati Zoo
Forsyth Nature Center (Kingston, NY)
Henry Vilas Zoo
Memphis Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Trevor Zoo

Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) (2 holders)
Tulsa Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo

Otolemur spp (2 holders)
Janda Exotics Animal Ranch (Kingsbury, TX)
Noah's Ark Retreat (Goshen, NY)

Family Aotidae (4+ species)

Azara's Night Monkey (Aotus azarae) (1 holder)
Bright's Zoo

Nancy Ma's Night Monkey (Aotus nancymaae) (2 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium

Gray-bellied/Gray-legged Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus/griseimembra) (2 holders)

Memphis Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Unknown species of Aotidae (4-5 holders)
Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary (Barrie, ON)
Capron Park Zoo
Exotic Animal Experience (Orlando, FL)
Peoria Zoo?
Timbavati Wildlife Park (Wisconsin Dells, WI)
 
Updated List:

Family Cheirogaleidae (2 species)


Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) (3 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Duke Lemur Center
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) (1 holder)

Duke Lemur Center

Family Daubentoniidae (1 species)

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) (7 holders)
Cincinnati Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Denver Zoo
Duke Lemur Center
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Family Lorisidae (3 species)

Red Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus) (1 holder)
Memphis Zoo

Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) (17 holders)
Akron Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo
Duke Lemur Center
El Paso Zoo
Lake Superior Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Miller Park Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Pueblo Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Potto (Peridicticus potto) (4 holders)

Cincinnati Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Family Galagidae (3 species)

Mohol Bushbaby (Galago moholi) (7 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Staten Island Zoo

Mohol/Senegal Bushbaby (1 holder; signed as Senegal, ID'ed as Mohol)
Turtle Back Zoo

Northern Greater Galago (Otolemur garnetti) (8 holders)
Animal Adventures Family Zoo (Bolton, MA)
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary (Albion, IN)
Cincinnati Zoo
Forsyth Nature Center (Kingston, NY)
Henry Vilas Zoo
Memphis Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Trevor Zoo

Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) (2 holders)
Tulsa Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo

Otolemur spp (2 holders)
Janda Exotics Animal Ranch (Kingsbury, TX)
Noah's Ark Retreat (Goshen, NY)

Family Aotidae (4+ species)

Azara's Night Monkey (Aotus azarae) (1 holder)
Bright's Zoo

Nancy Ma's Night Monkey (Aotus nancymaae) (2 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium

Gray-bellied/Gray-legged Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus/griseimembra) (2 holders)

Memphis Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Unknown species of Aotidae (4-5 holders)
Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary (Barrie, ON)
Capron Park Zoo
Exotic Animal Experience (Orlando, FL)
Peoria Zoo?
Timbavati Wildlife Park (Wisconsin Dells, WI)
Capron Park Zoo no longer keeps dourouculi.
 
Sorry for bumping this thread, but I have a few updates.
Hemker Park & Zoo might have Nancy Ma's Night Monkey off-display somewhere.

Memphis now has Pygmy Slow Loris

Minnesota Zoo had a pair of Greater Slow Lorises up until 2017-18, when they were moved to an unknown location. Does anyone know where they went?
 
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There's Night Monkeys all over the place in roadside zoos now. None are IDed at the species level and they're rarely seen, given they're *night* monkeys.
 
There's Night Monkeys all over the place in roadside zoos now. None are IDed at the species level and they're rarely seen, given they're *night* monkeys.

Most are Nancy Ma's nowadays it seems, although other taxa do pop up every once in a while.

~Thylo
 
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