Snowleopard's Mammals: A Lifetime List of Species

In Europe, there was theft of numerous GHLTs at different zoos in different countries. Plzen lost their 0.2 in year 2009 to such incident - those two monkeys were the only animals stolen during that night, it had to be done "on order" of some private breeder.

 

The 5th most common tamarin species that I've come across on my zoo travels is the Red-handed Tamarin, also known as the Golden-handed Tamarin. I've seen this species at 14 zoos.

1- Oregon Zoo (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2010
2- Kansas City Zoo (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2010
3- Dallas World Aquarium (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2010
4- Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2010
5- Santa Ana Zoo (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2011
6- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2011
7- Wildwood Wildlife Park (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2014
8- Washington Park Zoo (USA) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2018
9- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2019
10- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2019
11- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2019
12- Skaerup Zoo (Denmark) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2022
13- Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2022
14- Malmo Reptile Center (Sweden) – Red-handed Tamarin – 2022

Most of the zoo signs I've seen have had the name Red-handed Tamarin, but looking at this photo it's not difficult to see why 'Golden' or 'Yellow' is occasionally used. It arguably makes more sense!



@WhistlingKite24

The first time I ever saw Red-handed Tamarins was at Oregon Zoo (USA) in 2010, in the now demolished Amazon Flooded Forest complex. They had a large pool in their exhibit that held Cardinal Tetra.



A basic, functional cage at Kansas City Zoo (USA) in 2010:



Dallas World Aquarium (USA) specializes in rarities and they had Red-handed Tamarins when I was first there in 2010.



@geomorph

Of course Santa Ana Zoo (USA) has held Red-handed Tamarins, as it's the "50 Monkey Zoo". Here is the exhibit in 2011:



The ZAA-accredited (but not AZA) Wildwood Wildlife Park (USA) in Wisconsin had this species in a tiny indoor exhibit in 2014.



I was astonished to count no less than TEN Red-handed Tamarins at Skaerup Zoo (Denmark) in this single enclosure in 2022:



An hour to the north of Skaerup Zoo is Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark), with a much larger and better vegetated exhibit for the same species.



Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) had Red-handed Tamarins when I first visited in 2011, and when I returned in 2023 there was a new-ish exhibit for the species that was quite abysmal. It's par for the course at this zoo as primates get a raw deal there.



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)

Marmosets - 89 zoos and 101 exhibits (6 species: 39 Pygmy, 34 Common, 19 White-headed, 4 Silvery, 3 Black-tufted, 2 Wied's, with some zoos having multiple species)

Cotton-top Tamarins - 88 zoos

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 96 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, 2 Sykes', 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, with some zoos having multiple species)

Golden Lion Tamarins - 62 zoos

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)

Emperor Tamarins - 23 zoos

Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)

Golden-headed Lion Tamarins - 21 zoos

Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos

Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)

Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos (3 species: Vervet, Green, Grivet)

Bonobos - 14 zoos

Red-handed Tamarins - 14 zoos

Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos

Drills - 8 zoos

Geladas - 6 zoos

Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos

Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos

 

They're most literally caught red handed with those mistakes!

 

I'm back home from our family trip, which was our first time going away for March spring break in 13 years. Usually vacations are reserved for the summer months of July and August, but it was a surreal experience to spend two days at Disneyland, two days at Disney California Adventure Park and one day at Universal Studios. The weather was nice and the crowds were still overwhelming, but nowhere near what they would have been like in the peak of summer. The cost of everything in southern California is eye-watering, which makes our line of credit groan, but you only live once and it makes sense to travel and enjoy life to the best of one's ability. I have a lot of thoughts about those 15-hour theme park days, but I'm not sure that zoo nerds would be that interested.

Of course I had to include some zoo visits on the trip as it would be a shock if I didn't! As we drove south, we visited Wildlife Safari in Oregon and Sacramento Zoo in California. On the way back up, we toured the California Academy of Sciences. I didn't take a ton of photos, although I've uploaded a small amount from each facility. However, I did type up some mini-reviews and for those that are interested, you can go to the threads for each of the three zoos and find that information there.

 

Great choice on the tamarin -- saw my first red-handed tamarin today, in fact, at Hamerton! Like a lot of callitrichids, love them much more in person. Shame none of the exhibits in the post are both still standing or impressive, but I feel like a lot of zoos treat callitrichids as filler.

 

I like the name Midas Tamarin myself.

 

@snowleopard , glad you and your family enjoyed your trip to Southern California! I would be very interested in your thoughts about Disneyland -- maybe you could start a thread in the Zoo Cafe section of the forum. I grew up going to Disneyland and used to have an annual pass before they became so outrageously expensive. I've been there over 20 times, but haven't been back in over 12 years. I'm not so much into the Pixar and Star Wars themes and that seems to be the direction the parks have gone. I'll check out your reviews for the zoos you visited on your trip -- thanks for posting!

 

I've seen Pied Tamarins at 9 zoos, although my sightings have not been consistent. On a single summer road trip in 2010, I saw the species 5 times (!!), but since then there's not been many zoos at all with these primates. According to Zootierliste, there's currently 42 zoos in the world with the species and 31 of them are in Europe. It would be interesting to note if there is a long-term, viable option of maintaining the species in North American zoos.

1- Lincoln Park Zoo - Illinois (USA) – Pied Tamarin – 2008
2- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA) – Pied Tamarin – 2010
3- Philadelphia Zoo (USA) – Pied Tamarin – 2010
4- Houston Zoo (USA) – Pied Tamarin – 2010
5- Dallas World Aquarium (USA) – Pied Tamarin – 2010
6- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Pied Tamarin – 2010
7- Apenheul Primate Park (Netherlands) – Pied Tamarin – 2019
8- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Pied Tamarin – 2019
9- Parken Zoo (Sweden) – Pied Tamarin – 2022

Pied Tamarins are eye-catching primates, with a black/white/brown colour scheme:



@Lafone

These little monkeys have a Yoda/Gremlin face:



@gentle lemur

The very first time that I can remember seeing the species was at Lincoln Park Zoo (USA) in 2008. Here's an image of their exhibit:



@geomorph

There's nothing quite like giving some Pied Tamarins a pile of old bricks to jump on. This is my photo from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA) in 2010:



Here's yet another all-indoor exhibit for Pied Tamarins, at Philadelphia Zoo (USA) in 2010:



Houston Zoo (USA) had Pied Tamarins outdoors when I was first there in 2010:



And they were still in Houston when I returned in 2015:



Dallas World Aquarium (USA) had Pied Tamarins in a netted exhibit inside their jungle rainforest complex in 2010:



@geomorph

A THIRD Texas facility, San Antonio Zoo (USA), also had Pied Tamarins in 2010:



There's certainly loads of Pied Tamarins at Parken Zoo (Sweden):



@twilighter

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)

Marmosets - 89 zoos and 101 exhibits (6 species: 39 Pygmy, 34 Common, 19 White-headed, 4 Silvery, 3 Black-tufted, 2 Wied's, with some zoos having multiple species)

Cotton-top Tamarins - 88 zoos

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 96 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, 2 Sykes', 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, with some zoos having multiple species)

Golden Lion Tamarins - 62 zoos

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)

Emperor Tamarins - 23 zoos

Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)

Golden-headed Lion Tamarins - 21 zoos

Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos

Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)

Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos (3 species: Vervet, Green, Grivet)

Bonobos - 14 zoos

Red-handed Tamarins - 14 zoos

Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos

Pied Tamarins - 9 zoos

Drills - 8 zoos

Geladas - 6 zoos

Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos

Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos

 

Lincoln Park is the only place I've ever seen this neat little species. The exhibit pictured above now houses crowned lemurs and the tamarins have since moved to a more densely vegetated exhibit on the opposite side of the primate house.


@Moebelle

 

A species that is remarkably similar to the Pied Tamarin is the Geoffroy's Tamarin, also called the Red-crested Tamarin. I've only ever seen this species at 5 zoos and none for a decade. Zootierliste has only 6 current zoos on the planet with the species, 4 in North America and 2 in South America, which shows that they are extremely rare in captivity.

1- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA) – Geoffroy’s Tamarin – 2010
2- Montgomery Zoo (USA) – Geoffroy’s Tamarin – 2010
3- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Geoffroy’s Tamarin – 2011
4- Erie Zoo (USA) – Geoffroy’s Tamarin – 2012
5- Como Park Zoo (USA) – Geoffroy’s Tamarin – 2014

Geoffroy's Tamarins have a white Mohawk on their skull, which helps separate them from Pied Tamarins in appearance.



@Giant Eland

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA) had BOTH Pied Tamarins and Geoffroy's Tamarins when I was there in 2010, along with a long list of other primates. They had THREE exhibits for Geoffroy's Tamarins and here's the first one in the Tropical House called The RainForest:



The second exhibit was located in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building and combined Geoffroy's Tamarins with Golden Lion Tamarins:



And the third exhibit was again in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building and this time Geoffroy's Tamarins were with Black and Rufous Elephant Shrews:



When I was in Alabama in 2010, I visited Montgomery Zoo (USA) and there was a spacious outdoor enclosure for Geoffroy's Tamarins.



Looking closely at the sign on the exhibit, Montgomery Zoo labeled the monkeys as Geoffrey's Tamarins, substituting an "E" for an "O". I've been guilty of doing that with various "Geoffroy's" animals (cats, tamarins, marmosets, perhaps another species somewhere down the line), as zoo signs are occasionally inaccurate. It's just a reminder if one searches the ZooChat gallery for a particular species, as it could be under Geoffroy's OR Geoffrey's.



Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) had Geoffroy's Tamarins inside their Small Mammal House when I was there in 2011:



I also saw them at Erie Zoo (USA) in 2012, sharing their space with Green Iguanas:



@jusko88

The last time I ever saw Geoffroy's Tamarins was at Como Park Zoo (USA) in 2014. I would never have imagined that I would then visit several hundred more zoos and not once come across the species again. Here's my last photo of these primates:



And here's a great shot of one at Zoo Atlanta (USA):



@Ding Lingwei

I wasn't sure if I ever saw Geoffroy's Tamarins inside the Monkey House at the Bronx Zoo (USA) when I visited in 2008. I was there on July 18th, 2008 and I don't have a full list of the species that I would have seen inside that building. If anyone has a rough estimate, then that would be much appreciated.

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)

Marmosets - 89 zoos and 101 exhibits (6 species: 39 Pygmy, 34 Common, 19 White-headed, 4 Silvery, 3 Black-tufted, 2 Wied's, with some zoos having multiple species)

Cotton-top Tamarins - 88 zoos

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 96 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, 2 Sykes', 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, with some zoos having multiple species)

Golden Lion Tamarins - 62 zoos

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)

Emperor Tamarins - 23 zoos

Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)

Golden-headed Lion Tamarins - 21 zoos

Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos

Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)

Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos (3 species: Vervet, Green, Grivet)

Bonobos - 14 zoos

Red-handed Tamarins - 14 zoos

Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos

Pied Tamarins - 9 zoos

Drills - 8 zoos

Geladas - 6 zoos

Geoffroy's Tamarins - 5 zoos

Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos

Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos

 

I have seen this species at only one zoo, ZooAve in Costa Rica. In what was otherwise an extremely high quality zoo, it was one of the few species there that got shafted in a tiny cage.

 

White-lipped Tamarins, often labeled at zoos as Red-bellied Tamarins, are a species that I've seen at 5 zoos. In 410 North American zoos, I saw them only ONCE. Then I went on a couple of European trips, where it seems that this species can currently be found at more than 50 zoos. Wow!

1- John Ball Zoo (USA) – White-lipped Tamarin – 2012
2- Lille Zoo (France) – White-lipped Tamarin – 2019
3- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – White-lipped Tamarin – 2019
4- Ouwehands Dierenpark (Netherlands) – White-lipped Tamarin – 2019
5- Skaerup Zoo (Denmark) – White-lipped Tamarin – 2022

It's easy enough to see the white lips, as well as the red belly, in this terrific photo:



@Merintia

Inside the Natural Treasures Building at John Ball Zoo (USA), there are 32 exhibits and it's part Reptile House/part Small Mammal House. There was a total of 61 species, and 8 were mammals, when I first came across White-lipped Tamarins. Little did I know that I'd never again see them in a North American zoo.



Lille Zoo (France) has a Tropical House that held 21 species when I was there in 2019. That was where White-lipped Tamarins were to be found.



@Paradoxurus

Cologne Zoo (Germany) had 4 species (Red Howler Monkey, Yellow-breasted Capuchin, Red-handed Tamarin, White-lipped Tamarin) in some 'greenhouse' type exhibits when I was there in 2019:



@Toddy

Ouwehands Dierenpark (Netherlands) has had the species for years:



@Morgan

Lastly, Skaerup Zoo (Denmark) has several rows of primate exhibits that mainly look something like this, including one for White-lipped Tamarins.



Here's a White-lipped Tamarin eating a frog at Singapore's River Wonders:



@Zooish

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)

Marmosets - 89 zoos and 101 exhibits (6 species: 39 Pygmy, 34 Common, 19 White-headed, 4 Silvery, 3 Black-tufted, 2 Wied's, with some zoos having multiple species)

Cotton-top Tamarins - 88 zoos

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 96 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, 2 Sykes', 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, with some zoos having multiple species)

Golden Lion Tamarins - 62 zoos

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)

Emperor Tamarins - 23 zoos

Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)

Golden-headed Lion Tamarins - 21 zoos

Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos

Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)

Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos (3 species: Vervet, Green, Grivet)

Bonobos - 14 zoos

Red-handed Tamarins - 14 zoos

Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos

Pied Tamarins - 9 zoos

Drills - 8 zoos

Geladas - 6 zoos

Geoffroy's Tamarins - 5 zoos

White-lipped Tamarins - 5 zoos

Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos

Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos

 

Today will see me finish off tamarins in one shot, with no less than FIVE primate species in this post. Then, below the photos, I'll list the THREE top zoos with the most tamarin species at one time.

In alphabetical order:

I've seen Black Lion Tamarins at only 1 zoo:

1- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – Black Lion Tamarin – 2007

I've seen Black-mantled Tamarins at only 1 zoo:

1- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Black-mantled Tamarin – 2019

I've seen Brown-mantled Tamarins at only 1 zoo:

1- Jenkinson’s Aquarium (USA) – Brown-mantled Tamarin – 2012

I've seen Moustached Tamarins at only 1 zoo:

1- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Moustached Tamarin – 2008

I've seen Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarins at only 1 zoo:

1- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Weddell’s Saddle-back Tamarin – 2019

Black Lion Tamarins, also known as Golden-rumped Lion Tamarins, are extremely rare in zoos and practically unheard of in zoological collections outside of South America. (I do know that Chester and Jersey have kept the species in the past)



@Rick J

Adelaide Zoo (Australia) had a nice assortment of primates when I was there in 2007, including Black Lion Tamarins.



@Geoffrey

I've only ever come across Black-mantled Tamarins at Berlin Zoo (Germany) in 2019.



@Jakub

Ya gotta admire those classic green Berlin tiles!



@TeaLovingDave

Here's an image of the Brown-mantled Tamarin at Jenkinson's Aquarium (USA):



@red river hog

I'd love to know the story of how an obscure little aquarium in New Jersey ended up with such a rarity in its collection. He was labeled as 'Andean Saddleback Tamarin' on this photo:



@RatioTile

These remarkable little monkeys have a swathe of white hair around their mouths, hence their name of Moustached Tamarin:



@robreintjes



@Giant Eland

Cologne Zoo (Germany) still had Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarins as of last year:



@Jakub



@Sicarius

There's a LOT of zoos where there's been multiple tamarin species. Here's the 3 with the most:

Dallas World Aquarium (USA) had 6 tamarin species when I visited in 2010: Cotton-top, Golden Lion, Emperor, Golden-headed Lion, Red-handed and Pied.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA) had 5 species at one time when I was there in 2010: Cotton-top, Golden Lion, Emperor, Pied and Geoffroy's.

Santa Ana Zoo (USA) had 5 species during my 2011 visit: Cotton-top, Golden Lion, Emperor, Golden-headed Lion and Red-handed.

My Mammal List:

Tamarins – 147 zoos (13 species: 88 Cotton-top, 62 Golden Lion, 23 Emperor, 21 Golden-headed Lion, 14 Red-handed, 9 Pied, 5 Geoffroy’s, 5 White-lipped, 1 Black Lion, 1 Black-mantled, 1 Brown-mantled, 1 Moustached, 1 Weddell’s Saddle-back, with some zoos having multiple species)

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)

Marmosets - 89 zoos and 101 exhibits (6 species: 39 Pygmy, 34 Common, 19 White-headed, 4 Silvery, 3 Black-tufted, 2 Wied's, with some zoos having multiple species)

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 96 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, 2 Sykes', 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, 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 (3 species: Vervet, Green, Grivet)

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's one final monkey to discuss before I head into lemurs. In 2008 and again in 2017 I saw Bald Uakaris, the only time I've ever seen the species. The 1 zoo is of course Los Angeles Zoo (USA). I don't think that any Bald Uakaris have existed in Europe for at least 15 or 20 years, with possibly Cologne Zoo (Germany) having the last specimen.

1- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Bald Uakari – 2008

They are extraordinary looking primates:



@Giant Eland

I was particularly impressed with the male Bald Uakari at Los Angeles Zoo in 2008 and he was gnashing his teeth at everyone who passed by his pseudo off-show exhibit. Here's my photo:



The exhibit at Los Angeles Zoo has always been set far back from the main path, with a tall fence in front of it to give the primates some semblance of privacy. Here's a photo from 2014:



@DavidBrown

Here's my photo from 2017, with the exhibit now looking quite lush. The zoo had three Bald Uakaris (1.2) at that time.



As of this 2021 photo, the Los Angeles Zoo had only a single female Bald Uakari left, and she was living with a female White-faced Saki Monkey at that time. This image illustrates just how far back the exhibit is, with those stairs only accessible by zoo employees.



@TheoV

A fact that I find amazing is that I've seen 29 primate species at only ONE or TWO zoos. There's 3 ape species and 26 monkey species that have been incredibly rare throughout my decades of visiting hundreds of zoos. We all really, truly need to appreciate the endangered animals we see in zoos, as one never knows when we will cross paths with a particular species ever again. In many cases, I've known that a primate species has been ultra-rare and I've hung around at exhibits for many minutes to watch a Woolly Monkey or a Toque Macaque, but at other times I've assumed that I would see it again one day and that day has yet to come!

Here's the list of 29 species, in alphabetical order:

Agile Gibbon – 2 zoos (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo – 2008, Houston Zoo – 2010)

Bearded Saki – 2 zoos (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo – 2008, Dallas World Aquarium – 2010)

Crested Capuchin – 2 zoos (Los Angeles Zoo – 2008, Santa Ana Zoo – 2011)

L’Hoest’s Monkey – 2 zoos (San Diego Zoo – 2008, Apenheul Primate Park – 2019)

Owl-faced Monkey – 2 zoos (Zoo Antwerp – 2019, Berlin Zoo – 2019)

Red-shanked Douc Langur – 2 zoos (Philadelphia Zoo – 2010, Cologne Zoo – 2019)

Roloway Monkey – 2 zoos (Duisburg Zoo – 2019, Ouwehands Dierenpark – 2019)

Stump-tailed Macaque – 2 zoos (Greater Vancouver Zoo – 1998, Keepers of the Wild Nature Park – 2015)

Sykes’ Monkey – 2 zoos (Brookfield Zoo – 2008, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo – 2010)

Toque Macaque – 2 zoos (Berlin Zoo – 2019, Skaerup Zoo – 2022)

Wied’s Marmoset – 2 zoos (Utah’s Hogle Zoo – 2010, Alexandria Zoo – 2015)

Woolly Monkey – 2 zoos (Louisville Zoo – 2010, GaiaZOO – 2019)

Bald Uakari – 1 zoo (Los Angeles Zoo – 2008)

Black Lion Tamarin – 1 zoo (Adelaide Zoo – 2007)

Black-mantled Tamarin – 1 zoo (Berlin Zoo – 2019)

Booted Macaque – 1 zoo (Special Memories Zoo – 2018)

Brown-mantled Tamarin – 1 zoo (Jenkinson’s Aquarium – 2012)

Eastern Hoolock Gibbon – 1 zoo (Gibbon Conservation Center – 2017

Eastern Lowland Gorilla - 1 zoo (Antwerp Zoo - 2019)

Greater Spot-nosed Monkey – 1 zoo (Duisburg Zoo – 2019)

Hooded Capuchin – 1 zoo (Denver Zoo – 2006)

Moustached Monkey – 1 zoo (ZOOM Erlebniswelt – 2019)

Moustached Tamarin – 1 zoo (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium – 2008)

Red-bellied Titi Monkey – 1 zoo (Smithsonian’s National Zoo – 2008)

Sooty Mangabey – 1 zoo (Brookfield Zoo – 2008)

Tonkean Macaque – 1 zoo (Franklin Drive-Thru Safari – 2015)

Weddell’s Saddle-back Tamarin – 1 zoo (Cologne Zoo – 2019)

Wedge-capped Capuchin – 1 zoo (Berlin Zoo – 2019)

Yellow Baboon - 1 zoo (Greater Vancouver Zoo - 2003)

 

Didn't you see the eastern lowland gorilla at Antwerp?

 

Aha...good catch! I will edit my post. Thanks. Of course, I remember the Eastern Lowland Gorilla at Antwerp Zoo very well from my 2019 visit.

I have now seen 29 primate species at only one or two zoos. Remarkable. On top of that, there's technically the Green Monkeys at Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) in 2008, as well as a Grivet Monkey at Erie Zoo (USA) in 2012, but no one is 100% sure about those critters in terms of a definitive species label for them. There's even possibly a Spider Monkey or Dourocouli species or two that I've only seen once or twice, so in reality I suppose that I'm at 30 or perhaps a little more in terms of primate species that I've only seen once or twice in my lifetime. There's so many primates that have been kept by only a handful of zoos.

 

I've seen black lion tamarins at Jersey and Bristol

 

Hyped for lemur time!

Love me some Strepsirrhines.