Gibbons, Geladas, and Guenons Galore! -- Primates in North America

Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence, KS holds one of these. Not sure if it is male or female.

 

They certainly don't look like the standard capuchins on the private trade, but I also agree that they don't quite match Golden-Bellied. Not sure what they are, though.

~Thylo

 

Nope. Their exhibit is the same as those hybrid lemurs, unfortunately. Of course the most interesting primates are the ones that have the really dark exhibits... maybe that's intentional? I thought the name was something I haven't read before but you know me, I'm not good with primates lol. This is all I have:

 

Looking through other listings, here's their sooty mangabeys, signed as white-capped:

 

White-bellied spider monkey:

 

Other primates at Creation Kingdom Zoo, as signed:
Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus
White-throated Capuchin Cebus capucinus
White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar
Snow Macaque Macaca fuscata
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamdryas
"Albifrons Lemur" Eulemur fulvus - some sort of hybrid
Black & White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
Black Spider Monkey Ateles paniscus

I know they also keep some species behind the scenes in their "conservation center" and they're actively building new exhibits. It's only been 3.5 weeks since my visit and several new species are now out (including honey badgers, grr).

 

DeYoung no longer keeps Grivet, Crab-eating Macaque, Pig-tailed Macaque, Japanese Macaque, White-throated Capuchin, Black-headed Spider Monkey, Ring-tailed Lemur, or Red Ruffed Lemur.

They may or may not still keep Hamadryas Baboon and Common Chimpanzee, I'm not sure about those.

 

Wow...they have really decimated their primate collection. However, some of those exhibits were atrocious when I was there in 2014 and so the downsizing might be a good thing!

 

The white-fronted brown lemur is Eulemur albifrons

 

Yeah, there really aren't any bad exhibits left at the zoo anymore. It's not just their primate collection that got downsized though. I never though I'd see the day when they wouldn't exhibit Lions, especially since they had one of the best Lion exhibits I've ever seen - now it's just one of the best Coyote exhibits I've ever.

 

Yes, but that's not what the animals they have are.

 

White-faced capuchin, Ring-tailed lemur, and Brown capuchin at Oley Turnpike Dairy in PA.

 

Detroit keeps Allen's Swamp Monkey.

Animal Haven Zoo keeps Crab-eating Macaque, Japanese Macaque, and Ring-tailed Lemur.

 

Prospect Park Zoo does not keep Geoffroy's Tamarin anymore.

 

Elmwood Park Zoo has acquired emperor tamarins.

Elmwood Park Zoo - Meet our Emperor Tamarins | Facebook | By Elmwood Park Zoo | It's the mustaches for us! Meet our newest addition, these handsome Emperor Tamarins, named Vinny and Valentino. They will be calling our...

 

I can now confirm that Cohanzick Zoo has Mueller's Gibbon, Lar Gibbon, Common Marmoset and Ringtail Lemur.

 

Hemker actual does have Night Monkey and Greater Galago (either Garnett’s or Brown) now, but appears to no longer have Black & White Ruffed Lemur

Safari North Wildlife Park no longer has Black Howler Monkey, White-Handed Gibbon, or Black & White Ruffed Lemur, but now also displays White-Fronted Lemur, White-Faced Saki, Common Squirrel Monkey, Cotton-Topped Tamarin, Red-Handed Tamarin, Mantled Guereza, White-Faced Capuchin, Japanese Macaque, Crab-Eating Macaque, Stuhlmann’s Blue Monkey, and Hamadryas Baboon.

 

I may hav missed someone bring this upbut Central Florida zoo lists this species on their website and displays it on the ir map.

 

Will US Zoo's eventually build up their Mangabey numbers, particularly for the Red-Capped & Golden-Bellied? I know that Emory's National Primate Research Center keeps Sooty Mangabeys. I'd like to see more Red-Capped's in Congo themed exhibits. Maybe have the AZA focus on Red-Capped's and the EAZA focus on White-Naped's?

Also why do so few zoos have Olive & Guinea Baboons? I get the hype for Mandrills because of the bright colors and Rafiki reference from the Lion King, but the Papio baboons are really cool too and its always fun to hear them do their "Wahoo" calls!

 

Popcorn Park Zoo keeps baboons (i think olive, might be Guinea) as well as a green monkey (though it might be a vervet or grivet monkey).

Log in or sign up to view