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Ranking the Monkey Exhibits
* means I have seen it in person
Baboon
Bronx Zoo (Gelada)- 1990*
Kansas City Zoo (Guinea)- 1995
Toronto Zoo (Olive)- 1998*
North Carolina Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1980*
Honolulu Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1992
Oakland Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2009
Prospect Park Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1993*
Phoenix Zoo (Hamadryas) - 1990
Knoxville Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2012*
Indianapolis Zoo (Guinea)- 1988
Seneca Park Zoo (Olive)- 2006
Memphis Zoo (Guinea)- 1995*
John Ball Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1973
Mandrill
Bronx Zoo- 1999*
San Diego Zoo- 2005*
Denver Zoo- 1996
Dallas Zoo- 1990*
San Francisco Zoo- 1985
Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*
Columbus Zoo- 2000*
Peoria Zoo- 2009
Houston Zoo- 1993*
Calgary Zoo- 2003
Phoenix Zoo- 1990
Fort Worth Zoo- 1992*
Jacksonville Zoo- 1999*
Audubon Zoo- 1980*
Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*
Oregon Zoo- 1959
Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*
Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999
Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971
Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*
Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961*
Potter Park Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
Langur
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (Francois)- 1992
Woodland Park Zoo (Francois)- 1996
Bronx Zoo (Ebony)- 1985*
Los Angeles Zoo (Francois)- 2009
Columbus Zoo (Silvered Leaf)- 2006*
Denver Zoo- 1996
Cincinnati Zoo (Francois)- 1993*
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Rainforest)- 1992*
Memphis Zoo (Francois)- 2002*
Tulsa Zoo- 1999
San Diego Zoo (Silvered-Leaf)- 1983*
Dallas Zoo (Spectacled)
Hogle Zoo- 1997
Saint Louis Zoo (Francois/Doc)- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)
San Francisco Zoo (Francois)- 1985
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (Spectacled)- 1994
San Antonio Zoo (Francois)
Como Park Zoo (Francois)
Philadelphia Zoo (Doc)- 1967
Lincoln Park Zoo (Francois)- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)
Chattanooga Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo (San Diego)
Kansas City Zoo (Francois)- 1972
Henson Robinson (Dusky Leafed)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Francois- PCA Building)- 1978*
Mangabey
San Diego Zoo- 2005*
Kansas City Zoo- 1995
Denver Zoo- 1996
Binder Park Zoo- 1999
Houston Zoo- 1993*
Zoo Boise
Jackson Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
San Antonio Zoo
Colobus Monkey
Woodland Park Zoo- 1992
Bronx Zoo- 1999*
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992
Denver Zoo- 1996
San Diego Zoo- 2005*
Sedgwick County Zoo- 2004
Binder Park Zoo- 1999
Caldwell Zoo- 1991
Brookfield Zoo- 1982*
Oregon Zoo- 1991
Toledo Zoo- 1995*
Peoria Zoo- 2009
San Antonio Zoo- 2010
Hogle Zoo- 1997
Dallas Zoo- 1996*
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 2003
Niabi Zoo
John Ball Zoo
Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 2001*
Abilene Zoo- 2016
Memphis Zoo- 1995*
Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*
Maryland Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)
Minnesota Zoo- 2011
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo- 2009
Jacksonville Zoo- 1996*
Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 2010
Fort Worth Zoo- 1992*
Cincinnati Zoo- 1979*
Henry Vilas Zoo- 1995
Audubon Zoo- 1980*
San Francisco Zoo
Stone Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1935*
Sunset Zoo
Potawatomi Zoo- 1979
Dickerson Park Zoo
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Greenville Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Sunset Zoo
Jackson Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*
Pittsburgh Zoo- 1991*
Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961*
Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
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Thanks for putting together these lists, very fun to read. Also Brookfiled's lemur exhibit opened in 2001.
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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)
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992
Audubon Zoo- 1998*
Palm Beach Zoo- 2004
Brookfield Zoo- 1984*
Hogle Zoo- 1997
Zoo Miami- 1980s*
Dallas Zoo- 1996*
Oklahoma City Zoo- 2010
Alexandria Zoo
Naples Zoo
Toronto Zoo- 1987*
Philadelphia Zoo*
Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971*
Brevard Zoo- 1994*
San Diego Zoo- 1983*
Denver Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
Chattanooga Zoo
Central Florida Zoo- 2006*
Montgomery Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo- 2001*
Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)
Stone Zoo
Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
Santa Ana Zoo
Scovill Zoo
Dakota Zoo
Rio Grande Zoo
Lion Country Safari- 1967*
Greenville Zoo
Salisbury Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*
Bramble Park Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo- 1974*
Sequoia Park Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo
Racine Zoo
Como Park Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
Racine Zoo
Chahinkapa Zoo
Zoo Boise
Potter Park Zoo
Riverside Discovery Center
Charles Paddock Zoo
Vervet Monkey
Columbus Zoo- 2014*
Oakland Zoo
Patas Monkey
Houston Zoo- 1993*
San Francisco Zoo- 1985
Memphis Zoo- 2016
Woodland Park Zoo- 1980
Lowry Park Zoo- 2011
Zoo Boise- 2008
Macaque
Lincoln Park Zoo(Japanese)- 2015*
Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Lion-Tailed)- 2016*
Great Plains Zoo (Japanese)- 2013
San Diego Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1989*
Denver Zoo (Crested/Lion-Tailed)- 1996
Minnesota Zoo (Japanese)- 1978
Blank Park Zoo (Japanese)
Central Park Zoo (Japanese)- 1988*
Milwaukee County Zoo (Japanese)- 1961* (Renovation in 2002)
Buffalo Zoo (Japanese)- 2000
Memphis Zoo (Sulawesi)- 2002*
Reid Park Zoo (Lion-Tailed) - Renovation in 2000
Detroit Zoo (Japanese)- 1928*
Cincinnati Zoo* (Japanese)
Calgary Zoo (Japanese)
El Paso Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1995
Saint Louis Zoo- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)
Toronto Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1974*
Kansas City Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1972
Riverbanks Zoo (Lion-Tailed)- 1974*
Baton Rouge Zoo (Lion-Tailed/Sulawesi)- 1971
Vervet Monkey
Columbus Zoo- 2014*
Oakland Zoo
Patas Monkey
Houston Zoo- 1993*
San Francisco Zoo- 1985
Memphis Zoo- 2016
Woodland Park Zoo- 1980
Lowry Park Zoo- 2011
Zoo Boise- 2008
Rosamond Gifford is number six for Patas Monkey
* means I have seen it in person
Baboon
Bronx Zoo (Gelada)- 1990*
Kansas City Zoo (Guinea)- 1995
Toronto Zoo (Olive)- 1998*
North Carolina Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1980*
Honolulu Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1992
Oakland Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2009
Prospect Park Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1993*
Phoenix Zoo (Hamadryas) - 1990
Knoxville Zoo (Hamadryas)- 2012*
Indianapolis Zoo (Guinea)- 1988
Seneca Park Zoo (Olive)- 2006
Memphis Zoo (Guinea)- 1995*
John Ball Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo (Hamadryas)- 1973
Mandrill
Bronx Zoo- 1999*
San Diego Zoo- 2005*
Denver Zoo- 1996
Dallas Zoo- 1990*
San Francisco Zoo- 1985
Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*
Columbus Zoo- 2000*
Peoria Zoo- 2009
Houston Zoo- 1993*
Calgary Zoo- 2003
Phoenix Zoo- 1990
Fort Worth Zoo- 1992*
Jacksonville Zoo- 1999*
Audubon Zoo- 1980*
Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*
Oregon Zoo- 1959
Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*
Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999
Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971
Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*
Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961*
Potter Park Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
Langur
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (Francois)- 1992
Woodland Park Zoo (Francois)- 1996
Bronx Zoo (Ebony)- 1985*
Los Angeles Zoo (Francois)- 2009
Columbus Zoo (Silvered Leaf)- 2006*
Denver Zoo- 1996
Cincinnati Zoo (Francois)- 1993*
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Rainforest)- 1992*
Memphis Zoo (Francois)- 2002*
Tulsa Zoo- 1999
San Diego Zoo (Silvered-Leaf)- 1983*
Dallas Zoo (Spectacled)
Hogle Zoo- 1997
Saint Louis Zoo (Francois/Doc)- 1927 (Renovation in 1977)
San Francisco Zoo (Francois)- 1985
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (Spectacled)- 1994
San Antonio Zoo (Francois)
Como Park Zoo (Francois)
Philadelphia Zoo (Doc)- 1967
Lincoln Park Zoo (Francois)- 1927* (Renovation in 1992)
Chattanooga Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo (San Diego)
Kansas City Zoo (Francois)- 1972
Henson Robinson (Dusky Leafed)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Francois- PCA Building)- 1978*
Mangabey
San Diego Zoo- 2005*
Kansas City Zoo- 1995
Denver Zoo- 1996
Binder Park Zoo- 1999
Houston Zoo- 1993*
Zoo Boise
Jackson Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
San Antonio Zoo
Add Cheyenne Mountain to the bottom of mangabeys
Squirrel Monkey
Phoenix Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo*
Jacksonville Zoo*
Buffalo Zoo
Caldwell Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Zoo Miami*
Mesker Park Zoo
Denver Zoo
Brevard Zoo*
Cameron Park Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Happy Hollow Zoo
Lowry Park Zoo*
Philadelphia Zoo*
Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo*
Elmwood Park Zoo
Virginia Zoo
Montgomery Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo*
Santa Ana Zoo
Abilene Zoo
Great Plains Zoo
Pueblo Zoo
Howler Monkey
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Zoo Miami*
Denver Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo*
Mesker Park Zoo
Oregon Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Audubon Zoo*
Lincoln Park Zoo*
Palm Beach Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
John Ball Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo*
Greensboro Science Center
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo*
Central Florida Zoo*
Hogle Zoo
DeBrazza’s Monkey
Bronx Zoo*
Denver Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo*
Idaho Falls Zoo
Como Park Zoo
Mesker Park Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Roosevelt Park Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo
Allen’s Swamp Monkey
San Diego Zoo*
Brookfield Zoo*
Dallas Zoo*
Saint Louis Zoo
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Lake Superior Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo*
Last edited: 8 Feb 2017
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Milwaukee no longer has Debrazza. Brookfield has swamp monkeys, and does not have howlers.
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According to my visit and their website St. Louis also has Swamp monkeys.
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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.
Thank you I made the changes
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I forgot, Lincoln Park also has Allen's swamp monkeys.
How many more species are left?
I forgot, Lincoln Park also has Allen's swamp monkeys.
How many more species are left?
I keep thinking of more and more so hard to say.
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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
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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)
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992
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.