oddly enough, they seem quite common in Asia. I've seen them in a number of Asian zoos, most recently Seoul and Beijing.
Here are (relatively) current holdings: Non-species level: Omaha, Milwaukee A. lemurinus: Bright’s, John Ball, Omaha, Memphis A. l. griseimembra: Capron Park, Mesker Park A. nancymae: Audubon, DWA, Santa Ana A. trivirgatus: Louisiana Purchase
Santa Ana just went out of the species, having sent their last individual to a private primate facility in southern California with seven other nancymae. ~Thylo
What a sad list. What does "non-species level" mean? That the zoo isn't sure what species it is or that you can't confirm? And why does Omaha have both that and A. lemurinus?
Agreed, though I’ve since become aware that night monkeys have a surprising presence in unaccredited zoos, although I’m not sure what if any pure species is kept. Non-species means it’s not listed to species level by the zoo, and is probably a hybrid but I have no way of knowing for sure. I’m guessing Omaha’s male is either a hybrid or unknown, their female is confirmed lemurinus.
Thanks for the clarification. It probably wouldn't be too difficult to acquire more pure night monkeys if zoos really wanted to; A. nancymae is (was?) present in research facilities, and Europe has decently sized populations of A. griseimembra and A. a. boliviensis. I think the main issues are the same as for other nocturnal species these days: low demand and therefore major space constraints. Hopefully they don't disappear; they are becoming increasingly threatened in the wild, so importing from Latin America may not be an option in the near future.
Nancymae is definitely still present in research facilities, and other types of private facilities as well. The DuMond Conservancy maintains 4 species in pretty sizable numbers, and I know some are around in the private trade too- in fact, I know someone who’s recently acquired some. I imagine the main problem for their continued survival in captivity will be the lack of pure animals of particular species.
Grey-legged I know of at Miller Park Zoo, Timbavati Wildlife Park, and Metro Richmond Zoo. Lupa exhibits Three-striped and Monkey Jungle might still have Spix's. Peoria should have Nancy Ma's
I visited Miller Park and Peoria four years ago and neither had owl monkeys, so that's an interesting development. Do you know where they are located in the zoos?
For Miller Park, do you mean the glass-fronted enclosure inside the walk-through Rainforest? Did they replace the marmosets that were there? Also what kind of hornbills? When I was there they just had a single Blyth's.
That's what I mean. When I was there, I'm pretty sure they had 2. One zoo I went to got Trumpeter hornbills since, it may have been this one.
I just visited Monkey Jungle for the first time yesterday and there were no exhibits of night monkeys, but I think I saw a sign mentioning that their DuMond Conservancy has an extensive collection either behind the scenes or somewhere else?
