Quick Macaque Question

[garyjp]

Ok My younger son is very fascinated by Macaques in particular barbary, rhesus ,crab eating and pig tailed - we are in Hertfordshire.so the nearest Barbary are at Woburn any ideas where the nearest ones from other species are ? We also regularly go to the Isle of Wight so Rhesus & Barbary are there but any suggestions please

 

[Pertinax]

Crab-eating and Pigtailed Macaques are virtually non-existent in UK nowadays. Someone else might be able to give locations of any remaining ones.

 

[Tim May]

Ok My younger son is very fascinated by Macaques in particular barbary, rhesus ,crab eating and pig tailed - we are in Hertfordshire.so the nearest Barbary are at Woburn any ideas where the nearest ones from other species are ? We also regularly go to the Isle of Wight so Rhesus & Barbary are there but any suggestions please

Perhaps surprisingly, there are crab-eating macaques at the Southend Aquarium.

 

[TriUK]

Drayton Manor?

 

[redstarsmith]

Crab eating Macques can be found in Curraghs Wildlife Park in Isle Of Man.

 

[Dassie rat]

According to Zootierliste, the following macaques occur in UK zoos:

Barbary macaque England: Ilfracombe (Combe Martin Wildlife); Looe (Monkey Sanctuary); Newport (Owl & Monkey Haven);
Trentham (Monkey Forest); Wingham Wildlife Park; Woburn
Safari Park
Scotland: Stirling (Blair Drummond Safari Park and
Adventure Park)
Wales: Begelly (Folly Farm Zoo)
Crab-eating macaque
England: Southend on Sea (Sea Life); Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
Isle of Man: Ballaugh (Curraghs Wildlife Park)
Wales: Caehopkin (Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary)
Heck's macaque
England: Bekesbourne (Howletts Wild Animal Park)
Japanese macaque
Scotland: Kingussie (Highland Wildlife Park)
Wales: Caehopkin (Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary)
Lion-tailed macaque
England: Bekesbourne (Howletts Wild Animal Park); Bristol
Zoo; Chester Zoo; Colchester Zoo
Scotland: Dundee (Camperdown Wildlife Centre)
Rhesus macaque
England: Heythrop (Amazing Animals); Newport (Owl &
Monkey Haven); Tamworth (Drayton Manor Theme Park);
Warminster (Longleat Safari Park)
Wales: Caehopkin (Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary)
Stump-tailed macaque
England: Eccleshall (Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre);
Wareham (Monkey World)
Sulawesi crested macaque
England: Alfriston (Drusillas Zoo Park); Bekesbourne (Howletts Wild Animal Park); Chester Zoo; Dudley Zoo;
London Zoo; Newquay Zoo; Paignton Zoo; Tamworth
(Drayton Manor Theme Park); Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
Jersey: Trinity (Jersey Zoo)
Sunda pig-tailed macaque England: Tamworth (Drayton Manor Theme Park)

 

[Quincey]

According to Zootierliste, the following macaques occur in UK zoos:

Barbary macaque England: Ilfracombe (Combe Martin Wildlife); Looe (Monkey Sanctuary); Newport (Owl & Monkey Haven);
Trentham (Monkey Forest); Wingham Wildlife Park; Woburn
Safari Park
Scotland: Stirling (Blair Drummond Safari Park and
Adventure Park)
Wales: Begelly (Folly Farm Zoo)

Edinburgh Zoo still hold at least one Barbary macaque.

 

[Kakapo]

You can just use this issue, ZootierlisteHomepage write Hertfordshire in the location, the wished macaque species that you need, and the amount of kilometers that you consider fair to travel to see them.