Monkey Heights » Paignton Zoo

08-10-2008

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Dianas- I guess the current pair were in the old house a shorter time than I had previously thought and only started to breed after the move. Does your report say where the previous male went to?[/QUOTE]
No, I'm afraid not.

15-10-2008

The King Colobus baby is a male. When their new sign goes up I'll be able to report on names etc.

06-11-2008

News from Monkey Heights:
The Emperor Tamarins had twins on 29 October - their second set.
There is now a pair of Lesser Mouse Deer (only one previously).
The Pudu have moved and their house is being adapted for Goeldi's Marmosets.
The baby King Colubus male is called Kong.

24-11-2008

i know it was posted a while back, but there was a comment about the male diana monkey from exmoor zoo moving to newquay for breeding! a friend works at exmoor and informed me that the male is very old and was from london zoo! apperently the male, is in his mid to late 20s!

25-11-2008

Even if he is very old he could still potentially breed with a female. It seems stupid for Exmoor to have a male and Newquay two females but no attempt made to breed them. This has been a longterm situation and could be resolved by a couple of moves... Diana Monkeys are only in a few UK zoos nowadays and every animal counts toward the population.

25-11-2008

well as the male diana monkey has very bad arthritus and finds it hard to move much of the time! putting it in with 2 young females might push it over the edge!

26-11-2008

okay then maybe he's out of the running. I would like to see Newquay hurry up and get another partner for their two females anyway- or maybe even better send them to join Paignton's group?

26-11-2008

i dont think the nequay cages are up to much breeding, but they are fine for holding of excess monkeys, like the two edinburgh buffy headed capuchin brother.

26-11-2008

Newquay used to have a successful breeding group of Diana monkeys with a group of up to six in those cages at one time. I believe one or both the two females they still have were bred there. I don't know why only two are left now. However, unless they are incapable of breeding for some reason, its important something is done about pairing them up again- I believe they've already been living without a male for a long time now.

Only about half a dozen UK zoos keep Diana monkeys and they are only breeding at all in three collections (Edinburgh, Paignton & Port Lympne) so its important every other potential breeder is utilised if there is to be any longterm future for this species in the UK. My first choice would be for both Newquay females to be added to Paignton's group living in the Monkey Heights building. Second choice would be for Newquay to receive a male from somewhere else in Europe, or exchange one female with Paignton's young male- except that he is still much too young to breed.