Ranking the Monkey Exhibits

GraysonDP

Well-Known Member
* means I have seen it in person

Baboon

  1. Bronx Zoo (Gelada)- 1990*

  2. Kansas City Zoo (Guinea)- 1995

  3. Toronto Zoo (Olive)- 1998*

  4. North Carolina Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1980*

  5. Honolulu Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1992

  6. Oakland Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2009

  7. Prospect Park Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1993*

  8. Phoenix Zoo (Hamadryas) - 1990

  9. Knoxville Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2012*

  10. Indianapolis Zoo (Guinea)- 1988

  11. Seneca Park Zoo (Olive)- 2006

  12. Memphis Zoo (Guinea)- 1995*

  13. John Ball Zoo

  14. Sedgwick County Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1973
Mandrill

  1. Bronx Zoo- 1999*

  2. San Diego Zoo- 2005*

  3. Denver Zoo- 1996

  4. Dallas Zoo- 1990*

  5. San Francisco Zoo- 1985

  6. Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*

  7. Columbus Zoo- 2000*

  8. Peoria Zoo- 2009

  9. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  10. Calgary Zoo- 2003

  11. Phoenix Zoo- 1990

  12. Fort Worth Zoo- 1992*

  13. Jacksonville Zoo- 1999*

  14. Audubon Zoo- 1980*

  15. Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*

  16. Oregon Zoo- 1959

  17. Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*

  18. Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999

  19. Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971

  20. Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*

  21. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961*

  22. Potter Park Zoo

  23. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*

  24. Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
Langur

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (Francois)- 1992

  2. Woodland Park Zoo (Francois)- 1996

  3. Bronx Zoo (Ebony)- 1985*

  4. Los Angeles Zoo (Francois)- 2009

  5. Columbus Zoo (Silvered Leaf)- 2006*

  6. Denver Zoo- 1996

  7. Cincinnati Zoo (Francois)- 1993*

  8. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Rainforest)- 1992*

  9. Memphis Zoo (Francois)- 2002*

  10. Tulsa Zoo- 1999

  11. San Diego Zoo (Silvered-Leaf)- 1983*

  12. Dallas Zoo (Spectacled)

  13. Hogle Zoo- 1997

  14. Saint Louis Zoo (Francois/Doc)- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)

  15. San Francisco Zoo (Francois)- 1985

  16. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (Spectacled)- 1994

  17. San Antonio Zoo (Francois)

  18. Como Park Zoo (Francois)

  19. Philadelphia Zoo (Doc)- 1967

  20. Lincoln Park Zoo (Francois)- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)

  21. Chattanooga Zoo

  22. Santa Ana Zoo (San Diego)

  23. Kansas City Zoo (Francois)- 1972

  24. Henson Robinson (Dusky Leafed)

  25. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Francois- PCA Building)- 1978*
Mangabey

  1. San Diego Zoo- 2005*

  2. Kansas City Zoo- 1995

  3. Denver Zoo- 1996

  4. Binder Park Zoo- 1999

  5. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  6. Zoo Boise

  7. Jackson Zoo

  8. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*

  9. San Antonio Zoo
 
Colobus Monkey

  1. Woodland Park Zoo- 1992

  2. Bronx Zoo- 1999*

  3. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992

  4. Denver Zoo- 1996

  5. San Diego Zoo- 2005*

  6. Sedgwick County Zoo- 2004

  7. Binder Park Zoo- 1999

  8. Caldwell Zoo- 1991

  9. Brookfield Zoo- 1982*

  10. Oregon Zoo- 1991

  11. Toledo Zoo- 1995*

  12. Peoria Zoo- 2009

  13. San Antonio Zoo- 2010

  14. Hogle Zoo- 1997

  15. Dallas Zoo- 1996*

  16. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 2003

  17. Niabi Zoo

  18. John Ball Zoo

  19. Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 2001*

  20. Abilene Zoo- 2016

  21. Memphis Zoo- 1995*

  22. Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*

  23. Maryland Zoo

  24. Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)

  25. Minnesota Zoo- 2011

  26. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo- 2009

  27. Jacksonville Zoo- 1996*

  28. Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 2010

  29. Fort Worth Zoo- 1992*

  30. Cincinnati Zoo- 1979*

  31. Henry Vilas Zoo- 1995

  32. Audubon Zoo- 1980*

  33. San Francisco Zoo

  34. Stone Zoo

  35. Birmingham Zoo

  36. Lincoln Park Zoo- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)

  37. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1935*

  38. Sunset Zoo

  39. Potawatomi Zoo- 1979

  40. Dickerson Park Zoo

  41. Fresno Chaffee Zoo

  42. Greenville Zoo

  43. Santa Ana Zoo

  44. Sunset Zoo

  45. Jackson Zoo

  46. Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*

  47. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1991*

  48. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961*

  49. Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
 
Lemur (All Species)

  1. Bronx Zoo- 2008*

  2. Woodland Park Zoo- 1992

  3. San Diego Safari Park- 2013

  4. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2010

  5. Sedgwick County Zoo- 2004

  6. San Francisco Zoo- 2002
  7. North Carolina Zoo- 2010*

  8. Caldwell Zoo

  9. Busch Gardens- 1997*

  10. Indianapolis Zoo- 1988

  11. Cameron Park Zoo- 2002

  12. Denver Zoo- 2002

  13. National Zoo- 2001*

  14. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  15. Oakland Zoo

  16. Nashville Zoo- 2003*

  17. Zoo Atlanta- 1990*

  18. Zoo Miami- 1980*

  19. Phoenix Zoo

  20. Dallas Zoo- 1995*

  21. Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*

  22. Detroit Zoo*

  23. Brevard Zoo- 2003*

  24. Toledo Zoo- 1995*

  25. Brookfield Zoo- 2015

  26. Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*

  27. Naples Zoo

  28. Fresno Chaffee Zoo

  29. Minnesota Zoo- 2004

  30. Buffalo Zoo- 2002

  31. Sacramento Zoo- 2004

  32. Philadelphia Zoo- 1999*

  33. Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*

  34. Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971

  35. Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)

  36. Central Park Zoo- 1988*

  37. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  38. Fort Worth Zoo- 2010*

  39. Jacksonville Zoo- 1999*

  40. Hogle Zoo- 1997

  41. Cincinnati Zoo- 1960s

  42. Palm Beach Zoo

  43. Reid Park Zoo- Renovation in 2013

  44. Point Defiance Zoo

  45. Idaho Falls Zoo

  46. Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 2010

  47. Audubon Zoo- 1980*

  48. David Traylor Zoo- 2016

  49. Dickerson Park Zoo

  50. Montgomery Zoo- 2017

  51. Pueblo Zoo

  52. Mesker Park Zoo

  53. John Ball Zoo

  54. Rio Grande Zoo

  55. Capron Park Zoo

  56. Cape May County Zoo

  57. Maryland Zoo- 2006*

  58. Chehaw Wild Animal Park

  59. Rolling Hills Zoo

  60. Lincoln Park Zoo- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)

  61. Kansas City Zoo

  62. Blank Park Zoo

  63. Happy Hollow Zoo

  64. Henry Vilas Zoo

  65. Binder Park Zoo

  66. Louisville Zoo- 1969

  67. Lee Richardson Zoo

  68. Jackson Zoo

  69. Akron Zoo

  70. Como Park Zoo

  71. Miller Park Zoo

  72. Sunset Zoo

  73. Charles Paddock Zoo- 2016

  74. Little Rock Zoo

  75. Greenville Zoo

  76. Scovill Zoo

  77. Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*

  78. Tulsa Zoo- 1960s

  79. Santa Ana Zoo

  80. Riverbanks Zoo- 1974*

  81. Dakota Zoo

  82. Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971

  83. Ellen Trout Zoo

  84. Santa Fe Teaching Zoo

  85. Erie Zoo

  86. Trevor Zoo

  87. Bramble Park Zoo

  88. Central Florida Zoo- 1975*

  89. Great Plains Zoo

  90. Staten Island Zoo

  91. Birmingham Zoo

  92. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1991*

  93. Lake Superior Zoo

  94. Potter Park Zoo

  95. Seneca Park Zoo

  96. Chahinkapa Zoo

  97. Henson Robinson Zoo

  98. San Antonio Zoo

  99. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*

  100. Zoo Boise

  101. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1965*

  102. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 1942

  103. Peoria Zoo

  104. Potawatomi Zoo

  105. Topeka Zoo- 1966

  106. Roosevelt Park Zoo
 
Thanks for putting together these lists, very fun to read. Also Brookfiled's lemur exhibit opened in 2001.
 
Cincinnati doesn't have Francois', they rid of them last year and replaced them with golden headed tamarins
 
Spider Monkey (IMO I was surprised to how many many crappy and few good exhibits there are in the nation for such a charismatic animal- tons of cages still remain)

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992

  2. Audubon Zoo- 1998*

  3. Palm Beach Zoo- 2004

  4. Brookfield Zoo- 1984*

  5. Hogle Zoo- 1997

  6. Zoo Miami- 1980s*

  7. Dallas Zoo- 1996*

  8. Oklahoma City Zoo- 2010

  9. Alexandria Zoo

  10. Naples Zoo

  11. Toronto Zoo- 1987*

  12. Philadelphia Zoo*

  13. Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971*

  14. Brevard Zoo- 1994*

  15. San Diego Zoo- 1983*

  16. Denver Zoo

  17. Dickerson Park Zoo

  18. Chattanooga Zoo

  19. Central Florida Zoo- 2006*

  20. Montgomery Zoo

  21. Milwaukee County Zoo- 2001*

  22. Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)

  23. Stone Zoo

  24. Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971

  25. Santa Ana Zoo

  26. Scovill Zoo

  27. Dakota Zoo

  28. Rio Grande Zoo

  29. Lion Country Safari- 1967*

  30. Greenville Zoo

  31. Salisbury Zoo

  32. Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*

  33. Bramble Park Zoo

  34. San Antonio Zoo

  35. Riverbanks Zoo- 1974*

  36. Sequoia Park Zoo

  37. Lee Richardson Zoo

  38. Racine Zoo

  39. Como Park Zoo

  40. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*

  41. Racine Zoo

  42. Chahinkapa Zoo

  43. Zoo Boise

  44. Potter Park Zoo

  45. Riverside Discovery Center

  46. Charles Paddock Zoo
 
Vervet Monkey

  1. Columbus Zoo- 2014*

  2. Oakland Zoo
Patas Monkey

  1. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  2. San Francisco Zoo- 1985

  3. Memphis Zoo- 2016

  4. Woodland Park Zoo- 1980

  5. Lowry Park Zoo- 2011

  6. Zoo Boise- 2008
 
Macaque

  1. Lincoln Park Zoo(Japanese)- 2015*

  2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Lion-Tailed)- 2016*

  3. Great Plains Zoo (Japanese)- 2013

  4. San Diego Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1989*

  5. Denver Zoo (Crested/Lion-Tailed)- 1996

  6. Minnesota Zoo (Japanese)- 1978

  7. Blank Park Zoo (Japanese)

  8. Central Park Zoo (Japanese)- 1988*

  9. Milwaukee County Zoo (Japanese)- 1961* (Renovation in 2002)

  10. Buffalo Zoo (Japanese)- 2000

  11. Memphis Zoo (Sulawesi)- 2002*

  12. Reid Park Zoo (Lion-Tailed) - Renovation in 2000

  13. Detroit Zoo (Japanese)- 1928*

  14. Cincinnati Zoo* (Japanese)

  15. Calgary Zoo (Japanese)

  16. El Paso Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1995

  17. Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)

  18. Toronto Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1974*

  19. Kansas City Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1972

  20. Riverbanks Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1974*

  21. Baton Rouge Zoo (Lion-Tailed/Sulawesi)- 1971
 
Vervet Monkey

  1. Columbus Zoo- 2014*

  2. Oakland Zoo
Patas Monkey

  1. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  2. San Francisco Zoo- 1985

  3. Memphis Zoo- 2016

  4. Woodland Park Zoo- 1980

  5. Lowry Park Zoo- 2011

  6. Zoo Boise- 2008
Rosamond Gifford is number six for Patas Monkey
 
* means I have seen it in person

Baboon

  1. Bronx Zoo (Gelada)- 1990*

  2. Kansas City Zoo (Guinea)- 1995

  3. Toronto Zoo (Olive)- 1998*

  4. North Carolina Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1980*

  5. Honolulu Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1992

  6. Oakland Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2009

  7. Prospect Park Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1993*

  8. Phoenix Zoo (Hamadryas) - 1990

  9. Knoxville Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2012*

  10. Indianapolis Zoo (Guinea)- 1988

  11. Seneca Park Zoo (Olive)- 2006

  12. Memphis Zoo (Guinea)- 1995*

  13. John Ball Zoo

  14. Sedgwick County Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1973
Mandrill

  1. Bronx Zoo- 1999*

  2. San Diego Zoo- 2005*

  3. Denver Zoo- 1996

  4. Dallas Zoo- 1990*

  5. San Francisco Zoo- 1985

  6. Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*

  7. Columbus Zoo- 2000*

  8. Peoria Zoo- 2009

  9. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  10. Calgary Zoo- 2003

  11. Phoenix Zoo- 1990

  12. Fort Worth Zoo- 1992*

  13. Jacksonville Zoo- 1999*

  14. Audubon Zoo- 1980*

  15. Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*

  16. Oregon Zoo- 1959

  17. Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*

  18. Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999

  19. Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971

  20. Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*

  21. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961*

  22. Potter Park Zoo

  23. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*

  24. Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
Langur

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (Francois)- 1992

  2. Woodland Park Zoo (Francois)- 1996

  3. Bronx Zoo (Ebony)- 1985*

  4. Los Angeles Zoo (Francois)- 2009

  5. Columbus Zoo (Silvered Leaf)- 2006*

  6. Denver Zoo- 1996

  7. Cincinnati Zoo (Francois)- 1993*

  8. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Rainforest)- 1992*

  9. Memphis Zoo (Francois)- 2002*

  10. Tulsa Zoo- 1999

  11. San Diego Zoo (Silvered-Leaf)- 1983*

  12. Dallas Zoo (Spectacled)

  13. Hogle Zoo- 1997

  14. Saint Louis Zoo (Francois/Doc)- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)

  15. San Francisco Zoo (Francois)- 1985

  16. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (Spectacled)- 1994

  17. San Antonio Zoo (Francois)

  18. Como Park Zoo (Francois)

  19. Philadelphia Zoo (Doc)- 1967

  20. Lincoln Park Zoo (Francois)- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)

  21. Chattanooga Zoo

  22. Santa Ana Zoo (San Diego)

  23. Kansas City Zoo (Francois)- 1972

  24. Henson Robinson (Dusky Leafed)

  25. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Francois- PCA Building)- 1978*
Mangabey

  1. San Diego Zoo- 2005*

  2. Kansas City Zoo- 1995

  3. Denver Zoo- 1996

  4. Binder Park Zoo- 1999

  5. Houston Zoo- 1993*

  6. Zoo Boise

  7. Jackson Zoo

  8. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*

  9. San Antonio Zoo
Add Cheyenne Mountain to the bottom of mangabeys
 
Squirrel Monkey

  1. Phoenix Zoo

  2. Bronx Zoo

  3. Brookfield Zoo*

  4. Jacksonville Zoo*

  5. Buffalo Zoo

  6. Caldwell Zoo

  7. Oklahoma City Zoo

  8. Oakland Zoo

  9. Sedgwick County Zoo

  10. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

  11. Zoo Miami*

  12. Mesker Park Zoo

  13. Denver Zoo

  14. Brevard Zoo*

  15. Cameron Park Zoo

  16. San Antonio Zoo

  17. Happy Hollow Zoo

  18. Lowry Park Zoo*

  19. Philadelphia Zoo*

  20. Lincoln Children’s Zoo

  21. Dickerson Park Zoo

  22. Blank Park Zoo

  23. San Francisco Zoo

  24. Birmingham Zoo

  25. Los Angeles Zoo*

  26. Elmwood Park Zoo

  27. Virginia Zoo

  28. Montgomery Zoo

  29. Kansas City Zoo

  30. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo*

  31. Santa Ana Zoo

  32. Abilene Zoo

  33. Great Plains Zoo

  34. Pueblo Zoo
Howler Monkey

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

  2. Zoo Miami*

  3. Denver Zoo

  4. Los Angeles Zoo
  5. Buffalo Zoo

  6. Jacksonville Zoo*

  7. Mesker Park Zoo

  8. Oregon Zoo

  9. Tulsa Zoo

  10. Santa Ana Zoo

  11. Audubon Zoo*

  12. Lincoln Park Zoo*

  13. Palm Beach Zoo

  14. Phoenix Zoo

  15. San Francisco Zoo

  16. John Ball Zoo

  17. Pittsburgh Zoo*

  18. Greensboro Science Center

  19. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo*

  20. Central Florida Zoo*

  21. Hogle Zoo
DeBrazza’s Monkey

  1. Bronx Zoo*

  2. Denver Zoo

  3. Sedgwick County Zoo

  4. Minnesota Zoo

  5. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo

  6. Lincoln Park Zoo*

  7. Idaho Falls Zoo

  8. Como Park Zoo
  9. Mesker Park Zoo

  10. Capron Park Zoo

  11. Roosevelt Park Zoo

  12. Ellen Trout Zoo
Allen’s Swamp Monkey

  1. San Diego Zoo*
  2. Brookfield Zoo*

  3. Dallas Zoo*
  4. Saint Louis Zoo
  5. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo

  6. Lake Superior Zoo

  7. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo*
 
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Seneca Park Zoo has black handed spider monkeys. I cannot tell you when they first acquired them, but they are in the main building which was built in the early 1900s.
 
National zoo has both howlers and swamp monkeys.

Also how do you rank these exhibits? Especially the ones that you've never seen before?

They also have four species of lemurs in two separate exhibits (three on the island and one in the small mammal house). How would you rank a species if a zoo has multiple exhibits?
 
National zoo has both howlers and swamp monkeys.

Also how do you rank these exhibits? Especially the ones that you've never seen before?

They also have four species of lemurs in two separate exhibits (three on the island and one in the small mammal house). How would you rank a species if a zoo has multiple exhibits?
Pictures, videos, word of mouth, size, how modern it is. However, my rankings of the ones I have visited are probably more accurate
 
Spider Monkey (IMO I was surprised to how many many crappy and few good exhibits there are in the nation for such a charismatic animal- tons of cages still remain)

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992

  2. Audubon Zoo- 1998*

Surprised Audubon makes number two. I've always thought our exhibit could benefit from way more climbing opportunities; it's decent but average to me. But like you said, I suppose that speaks to the sparsity of truly good spider monkey exhibits.
 
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