Question: Which zoo has the largest Primates Collection in the world?

Jihoon Lee

Jihoon Lee

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Which zoo has the largest Primates collection in the world? Could you tell me what Primates are there in that zoo? Answer it A.S.A.P please~~~~
 
Bib Fortuna said:
Japan Monkey Center, around 70 Species of Primates.
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apparently the Japan Monkey Centre has nowhere near that many now (I thought it was you made a comment about that in the Japan part of the forum ages ago?). It may still have the largest number of species though.

Singapore Zoo used to promote that it had the largest collection of primates in captivity, which it doesn't.
 
Well I can tell you this, it's certainly not the self-styled "World Primate Centre" that is also known as Twycross Zoo!
 
You guys did answer it ASAP after all. :p Don't forget to list them too. :p

Singapore Zoo's has 39 primate species (according to their website).
 
Chlidonias said:
apparently the Japan Monkey Centre has nowhere near that many now (I thought it was you made a comment about that in the Japan part of the forum ages ago?). It may still have the largest number of species though.

Singapore Zoo used to promote that it had the largest collection of primates in captivity, which it doesn't.
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When I'm visited that Place I counted in the public area 65 forms ( species and subspeices)of primates ( in the 90ty's, they had around 94 forms ) !,according to the 2012 guidebook, it could be more by now-there is a speices list in that guidebook-but only in japanese !
 
Bib Fortuna said:
according to the 2012 guidebook, it could be more by now-there is a speices list in that guidebook-but only in japanese !
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Not even the scientific names? That's a poor show from (what I assume to be) a respected collection!
 
Brum said:
Not even the scientific names? That's a poor show from (what I assume to be) a respected collection!
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I'm not sure you could call it a respected collection. Here is what was written by the then-Tarsius:
http://www.zoochat.com/241/japan-monkey-center-193441/
Tarsius said:
I've visted the Japan Monkey Center in July. Indeed, the collection of primates is now smaller than it was in the mid 90ty's ( 94 forms-species and subspecies ) it is now much smaller, I've counted "only" 66 forms on exhibit, I don't know, if they have some more forms behind the scenes.

Most of the primates are live in very, very small cages,which reminded me on how primates were kept in the 50ty's..The indoor cages are unbelivable small and almost complete empty....A lot of the animals looked ill, many were are in very bad health and care condition. In many caes, there are too many individuals are kept in too small cages, in other cages, the keep only one animal, which can't be good for social animals....

They also have a few natural outdoor exhibts, so a really big island for squirl monkey, spider monkeys and siamangs. The chimp pair has also a nice outdoor exhibit, but they keep only one male gorilla....

It might be a good place to see an impressive collection of primates, but I sure you, you will leave that place with a bad feeling.....
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Indeed Japan Monkey Center is a creepy place at all. But for people judgeing a Zoological Institution only by the "Collection", it could be the Paradise, especially for Primate Lovers, not for the Primates themselfs of course, which have to live under very poor conditions.( but to be fair, there are also some new and good exhibits also, just a few....)

Japan Monkey Center is one a of only a handful of Zoos I was happy to leave it....unfortunately with a very bad Feeling and pain in my stomachs area....
 
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