I’m pretty sure Louisville still has one or two elderly individuals semi off show, but someone more familiar with the zoo would probably know more.I
Louisville Zoo (USA) used to have Woolly Monkeys and I saw them in the summer of 2010. At that time, they might have been the only ones in the USA. Are any of them still alive as of 2024?
Louisville does still have one remaining woolly monkey, at least as of July 2023.
The Audubon Zoo talapoins were, indeed, northern talapoins (although I believe they were always signed as southerns due to use of outdated taxonomy), and they have been gone for several years now.I've seen Northern Talapoin Monkeys at 4 zoos. There are two species of this primate, the Southern (or Angolan) Talapoin, and the Northern (or Gabon) Talapoin. They are extremely rare to see in captivity, and also incredibly small monkeys. I feel privileged to have come across so many primates in zoos around the world and I feel as if all the traveling I've done has been worth every penny.
1- Audubon Zoo (USA) – Talapoin (Northern?) – 2010
2- Little Rock Zoo (USA) – Northern Talapoin – 2012
3- Apenheul Primate Park (Netherlands) – Northern Talapoin – 2019
4- Copenhagen Zoo (Denmark) – Northern Talapoin – 2022
@RonBurrgundy
I'm not sure which species Audubon Zoo (USA) had in 2010, but here is what their exhibit looked like then. There are Facebook posts and videos from that Louisiana zoo from just a few years ago, telling the public that they were the ONLY zoo in the country with Talapoins. I wonder how many visitors appreciated just how rare these little guys were in the USA. Does anyone know for sure if Audubon even has the species as of 2024? I wouldn't be surprised if they are now all gone.
Little Rock Zoo (USA) had Talapoin Monkeys in 2012 and I remember them in the big 1936 Primates, Reptiles & Birds Building at that Arkansas zoo.
@Giant Eland
Here's the outside of the building in 2012:
Here's some boarded-up cages in 2021 outside what is now called the Aviary, Reptiles & Primates Building:
@Coelacanth18
I next saw Northern Talapoins at Apenheul Primate Park (Netherlands) in 2019. The little monkeys seemed so tiny on their lushly planted island. I'm sure this exhibit previously held a larger type of primate years ago. If I'm not mistaken, this habitat used to house Proboscis Monkeys!
Northern Talapoin indoor exhibit:
@vogelcommando
The 4th and final time that I ever saw Northern Talapoins was at Copenhagen Zoo (Denmark) in 2022. Here's my photo of their all-indoor exhibit:
@Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
My Mammal List:
Gibbons - 143 zoos and 192 exhibits (9 species: 64 White-handed, 62 Siamang, 36 Northern White-cheeked, 12 Yellow-cheeked, 7 Southern Grey, 5 Pileated, 3 Silvery, 2 Agile, 1 Eastern Hoolock, with some zoos having multiple species)
Elephants - 104 zoos (61 Asian, 53 African, including some zoos with both)
Spider Monkeys - 91 zoos and 95 exhibits (5 species: Black-headed, Colombian Brown, Geoffroy's, Red-faced Black, White-bellied)
Macaques - 80 zoos and 113 exhibits (12 species: 25 Lion-tailed, 23 Japanese, 16 Barbary, 13 Sulawesi Crested, 10 Pig-tailed, 9 Rhesus, 7 Crab-eating, 4 Bonnet, 2 Stump-tailed, 2 Toque, 1 Booted, 1 Tonkean, including some zoos with multiple species)
Squirrel Monkeys - 78 zoos (2 species: Bolivian, Common)
Gorillas - 74 zoos (2 species: Western Lowland, plus 1 Eastern Lowland at Antwerp Zoo)
Orangutans - 74 zoos (2 species: Bornean, Sumatran)
Colobus Monkeys - 72 zoos (3 species: Angolan, King, Mantled Guereza)
Capuchins - 71 zoos and 81 exhibits (7 species: 44 Tufted, 19 White-faced, 9 Golden-bellied, 5 White-fronted, 2 Crested, 1 Hooded, 1 Wedge-capped, with 10 zoos having two species)
Chimpanzees - 64 zoos
Guenons - 63 zoos and 95 exhibits (13 species: 28 De Brazza's, 15 Diana, 12 Wolf's Mona, 10 Red-tailed, 9 Lesser Spot-nosed, 7 Mona, 5 Blue, 2 L'Hoest's, 2 Owl-faced, 2 Roloway, 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, 1 Sykes', with some zoos having multiple species)
Saki Monkeys - 58 zoos (2 species: 56 White-faced, 2 Bearded)
Langurs - 48 zoos (6 species: 17 Francois', 9 Dusky Leaf, 8 East Javan, 6 Hanuman, 6 Silvery Lutung, 2 Red-shanked Douc)
Baboons - 41 zoos and 49 exhibits (4 species: 31 Hamadryas, 11 Olive, 6 Guinea, 1 Yellow, with some zoos having multiple species)
Mandrills - 41 zoos
Howler Monkeys - 40 zoos (2 species: 34 Black, 6 Red)
Mangabeys - 30 zoos (5 species: 11 Red-capped, 9 Black Crested, 6 Golden-bellied, 3 White-naped, 1 Sooty)
Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)
Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos
Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)
Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos
Bonobos - 14 zoos
Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos
Drills - 8 zoos
Geladas - 6 zoos
Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos
Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos
There probably is some kind of official rotation schedule, but as I visit typically only once during the summer months, I tend to see different primate species every time. Emphasis on primate, because the red pandas seem exempt from rotating with the other animals (maybe because of their unique enclosure needs?) and can always be seen in the same habitat near the playground.As of my 2022 visit, at least all the indoor PCA exhibits have been updated to serve the animals' needs better. The photo you showed is certainly a bad exhibit, however now most of the species in that building have access to multiple, interconnected exhibits, and there are more enrichment opportunities and climbing opportunities built in. At least some of the exhibits also now contain natural substrate. While certainly not a modern exhibit by any means, I think the zoo has done a respectable job of slowly making improvements to that building which account for the animal's needs. Thankfully in a few years the gorillas will be removed from that building too, which should allow for further improvements. For comparison, here is a 2023 photo by @TinoPup showing the Allen's swamp monkey exhibit. Notice the additional climbing opportunities:
Cleveland was actually the first place I saw a swamp monkey, with the only other place being the Detroit Zoo- which must've added the species after your most recent visit.
While I think the rotations can be great for the animals as they allow it to be more enriching, I wish Toledo would set up their rotation in a way each species could be seen. On my October 2023 visit, I visited this area in the morning, and the two indoor exhibits each had a species of lemur (red-ruffed and ring-tailed), while two outdoor exhibits were empty and the third had a red panda. Later in the day, the only switch was replacing red-ruffed lemurs with Schmidt's red-tailed monkeys. I was hoping to get to see the zoo's white-cheeked gibbon pair, as they are the parents of a gibbon at one of my local zoos, but they weren't on display this day. To regular Toledo visitors: are all the primate species visible in the summer months when outdoor habitats are in use? Or is there always some inconsistency in what could possibly be seen?
I had asked at zoochat about this subject a few times and had not found much information. I wasn't great with primate species as a kid but the mandrill were so colorful they naturally stuck out in the massive Tropic World complex, and I remember them at Milwaukee just as well. They are a very unique and attractive species and it's been a shame to see such a lack of popular interest in them. My desire to visit Peoria has partly been influenced by my interest in seeing the species again, though I did previously seem them in Denver and hopefully will on my next trip.Glancing through zoo websites, it's possible that Oregon, Melbourne, Brookfield, Detroit, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Fort Worth, Milwaukee County, Buffalo, Baton Rouge, Houston, Dallas, Utah's Hogle, Reid Park, Potter Park, Franklin Park, Virginia, ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Rolling Hills and GW Exotic Animal Park have ALL gone out of Mandrills in recent years. Wow.
That means 20 out of the 41 zoos where I've seen Mandrills no longer even have the species! That's an extraordinary statistic and my research has revealed an alarming trend. Is the species gradually fading away or are there still plenty of zoos on the East Coast with Mandrills? Although I don't have any hard data on zoos that have added Mandrills in the last 15 years, my guess is that it's not very many.
I believe they were gone by 2010. The previous year Lincoln Park had experimented mixing them with Debrazza but the latter were aggressive towards the Drill, and I know this mix was discontinued before the end of 2009; the Debrazza are still in this exhibit and it is one of the largest in the historic primate house. I don't think the Drill were held anywhere else before moving to Atlanta. I admit my memory may be hazy as I did not visit Lincoln Park much between 2010 and the opening of Macaque Forest, but I believe they were already gone by the earlier visit. The main reason I remember the animal is I recall being told by an older relative that the animal was probably a female mandrill.
I remember hearing they had left Europe and being worried I would never get to tick this species off the list. It's certainly lucky this species has returned to Europe at Zoo Parc de Beauval which has even seen some breeding.
I love these monkeys! Goeldi's monkey, also known as the callimico, are a species that just becomes weirder and weirder the more I learn about them. Despite being callitrichids (supported by genetic evidence), they were once thought to be in their own family, Callimiconidae, because there are a number of morphological traits they don't share with other callitrichids. Callimico have an extra molar which was lost in the other callitrichids, and are also the only callitrichid species to typically have single births, instead of the twins more common in other species. From a zoo perspective, I know someone who used to work with them, and even their care necessities are different from other callitrichids. Namely, the same contraceptives that work in other callitrichids sterilized callimicos, and they require a slightly different diet than other callitrichids too. It's likely, from a morphological perspective, that callimicos are the living species to most closely resemble the ancestral New World primates that first settled in South America, which is certainly interesting too.Goeldi's Monkeys are common little primates and I've seen them at 38 zoos. Generally, these jet black monkeys have been located at established, accredited zoos and not anywhere near roadside menageries. Having said that, the exhibit quality quite often leaves a lot to be desired.
1- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 1996
2- Denver Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2006
3- Lincoln Park Zoo - Illinois (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2008
4- Brookfield Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2008
5- Zoo Miami (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2008
6- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2010
7- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2010
8- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2010
9- Philadelphia Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2010
10- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2010
11- Vancouver Aquarium (Canada) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2011
12- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2011
13- Fresno Chaffee Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2011
14- John Ball Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
15- Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
16- Virginia Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
17- St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
18- Palm Beach Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
19- Little Rock Zoo (USA) –Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
20- Tautphaus Park Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
21- Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
22- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2012
23- Lake Superior Zoo (USA) –Goeldi’s Monkey – 2014
24- Miller Park Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2014
25- Houston Zoo (USA) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2015
26- Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo (Canada) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2018
27- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2018
28- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
29- Zoo Antwerp (Belgium) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
30- Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
31- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
32- Apenheul Primate Park (Netherlands) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
33- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
34- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2019
35- Skaerup Zoo (Denmark) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2022
36- Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2022
37- Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2022
38- Den Lille Dyrehage/The Small Zoo (Norway) – Goeldi’s Monkey – 2022
@hmb_zoo
There's even one aquarium on my list, the Vancouver Aquarium (Canada). That facility is about an hour from my house and I've seen Goeldi's Monkeys there on numerous occasions.
Exhibit quality can range from great to mediocre for this species. Even an AZA-accredited facility such as John Ball Zoo (USA) can produce crap like this:
Goeldi's Monkey exhibit at Virginia Zoo (USA) in 2012:
At least Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada) had a small outdoor cage for its Goeldi's Monkeys in 2012, but winters there are ferocious and I can't imagine the primates are outdoors for long.
Lake Superior Zoo (USA) had Goeldi's Monkeys with Green Iguanas in this exhibit in 2014:
Houston Zoo (USA) has the climate to allow primates larger outdoor exhibits:
Zoo Neuwied (Germany) had Goeldi's Monkeys in this exhibit in 2019 that proudly showcases Colchester-ish mock-rock.
Den Lille Dyrehage/The Small Zoo (Norway) had some extremely bold and inquisitive Goeldi's Monkeys when I was there in 2022. The walk-through jungle allows visitors to get within touching distance of the monkeys. But watch out...I'm sure they have sharp teeth!
My Mammal List:
Gibbons - 143 zoos and 192 exhibits (9 species: 64 White-handed, 62 Siamang, 36 Northern White-cheeked, 12 Yellow-cheeked, 7 Southern Grey, 5 Pileated, 3 Silvery, 2 Agile, 1 Eastern Hoolock, with some zoos having multiple species)
Elephants - 104 zoos (61 Asian, 53 African, including some zoos with both)
Spider Monkeys - 91 zoos and 95 exhibits (5 species: Black-headed, Colombian Brown, Geoffroy's, Red-faced Black, White-bellied)
Macaques - 80 zoos and 113 exhibits (12 species: 25 Lion-tailed, 23 Japanese, 16 Barbary, 13 Sulawesi Crested, 10 Pig-tailed, 9 Rhesus, 7 Crab-eating, 4 Bonnet, 2 Stump-tailed, 2 Toque, 1 Booted, 1 Tonkean, including some zoos with multiple species)
Squirrel Monkeys - 78 zoos (2 species: Bolivian, Common)
Gorillas - 74 zoos (2 species: Western Lowland, plus 1 Eastern Lowland at Antwerp Zoo)
Orangutans - 74 zoos (2 species: Bornean, Sumatran)
Colobus Monkeys - 72 zoos (3 species: Angolan, King, Mantled Guereza)
Capuchins - 71 zoos and 81 exhibits (7 species: 44 Tufted, 19 White-faced, 9 Golden-bellied, 5 White-fronted, 2 Crested, 1 Hooded, 1 Wedge-capped, with 10 zoos having two species)
Chimpanzees - 64 zoos
Guenons - 63 zoos and 95 exhibits (13 species: 28 De Brazza's, 15 Diana, 12 Wolf's Mona, 10 Red-tailed, 9 Lesser Spot-nosed, 7 Mona, 5 Blue, 2 L'Hoest's, 2 Owl-faced, 2 Roloway, 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, 1 Sykes', with some zoos having multiple species)
Saki Monkeys - 58 zoos (2 species: 56 White-faced, 2 Bearded)
Langurs - 48 zoos (6 species: 17 Francois', 9 Dusky Leaf, 8 East Javan, 6 Hanuman, 6 Silvery Lutung, 2 Red-shanked Douc)
Baboons - 41 zoos and 49 exhibits (4 species: 31 Hamadryas, 11 Olive, 6 Guinea, 1 Yellow, with some zoos having multiple species)
Mandrills - 41 zoos
Howler Monkeys - 40 zoos (2 species: 34 Black, 6 Red)
Goeldi's Monkeys - 38 zoos
Mangabeys - 30 zoos (5 species: 11 Red-capped, 9 Black Crested, 6 Golden-bellied, 3 White-naped, 1 Sooty)
Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)
Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos
Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)
Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos
Bonobos - 14 zoos
Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos
Drills - 8 zoos
Geladas - 6 zoos
Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos
Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos
There are still many different primates left to go
The title says "mammals".
The title says "mammals".
The first post states that all ungulates, primates, felids, and canids will be covered eventually:
I think these five zoos have a good chance of keeping or bringing back elephants in the future.