Howletts Wild Animal Park Where are the Saki Monkeys at Howletts?

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Ive just been on the Howletts website and i read that they have are a pair of saki monkeys, can anyone confirm that they have actually seen them ? if so where is their enclosure situated in the park ?
 
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Howletts no longer holds sakis, they had one pair mother and son. The female died at howletts and the male left the collection and went to Dudley Zoo
 
Going by your username I guess you work at Howletts?
I know they don't hold tamandua any more but are there plans on getting any more? Isn't the enclosure next to the giant anteater the one that used to house them and also the Sakis?
 
thankyou my friend for the information , i have another question , are there any future plans for any other new world primates at the Aspinall parks ? i know there are Capuchin monkeys and Howlers at Port lympne but will there be any different species added to the parks ?
 
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Proboscis are one of the hardest primates to keep in captivity with a very specialised diet.
 
Even Howletts didn't have great success with Doucs, so I think that proves they can't be kept in captivity outside of Asia.
 
ashley-h said:
Even Howletts didn't have great success with Doucs, so I think that proves they can't be kept in captivity outside of Asia.
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They can but its difficult. Cologne Zoo have managed to keep a very small group going over a long period, but losses and births equal out and the group doesn't increase.
 
Its a shame about the Saki monkey pair , i hope that in the future Howletts might start keeping more new world primate species , it would be great to see some spider monkeys
 
Pertinax said:
They can but its difficult. Cologne Zoo have managed to keep a very small group going over a long period, but losses and births equal out and the group doesn't increase.
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And isn't that group dying out now? I just don't think there's enough of a success rate to keep them in captivity to be honest. I'd love to see them over here but it just isn't really worth the hassle.
 
ashley-h said:
And isn't that group dying out now? I just don't think there's enough of a success rate to keep them in captivity to be honest. I'd love to see them over here but it just isn't really worth the hassle.
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The group seemed to be doing fine when i visited in May,numbering 5 or 6 animals,i also believe they are talking to Singapore Zoo about bringing in some new blood.
 
I said that as I'd heard all the breeding males have died, but if they can bring in some new blood then I guess they should try as Koln did seem to get it right with keeping them to be fair.
 
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