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Nocturnal Primates in North American Zoos

Discussion in 'North America - General' started by Coelacanth18, 30 Apr 2020.

  1. drill

    drill Well-Known Member

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    thank you
     
  2. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Evidence for DWA was a conversation with staff at the end of last year :)
     
  3. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Very unlikely to be lemurinus and more likely to be griseimembra after the split.

    ~Thylo
     
  4. Birdlover

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    Capron's Pygmy Slow Loris passed away March 2019
     
  5. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Thanks for your help, everyone. I will post an updated list soon based on the information you have all provided :)

    Yes, the lemurinus/griseimembra split is especially problematic. I'm considering lumping all potential lemurinus and griseimembra together from now on unless a holder's animals are verified to be one or the other.
     
  6. TinoPup

    TinoPup Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    There are several with them :) A few with night monkeys, as well; I haven't been looking at primates at all but I've noticed I've glanced at the term more than I was expecting. I'll add theme to this thread when I get a chance.
     
  7. EsserWarrior

    EsserWarrior Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Bushbabies and night monkeys are really common in the private trade. I haven't really looked into any unaccredited zoos, but I've seen a lot of educators and stuff with them.
     
  8. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Family Cheirogaleidae (2 species)


    Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) (3 holders)
    Bronx Zoo
    Duke Lemur Center
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

    Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) (1 holder)

    Duke Lemur Center

    Family Daubentoniidae (1 species)

    Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) (7 holders)
    Cincinnati Zoo
    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
    Denver Zoo
    Duke Lemur Center
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
    Philadelphia Zoo
    San Diego Zoo

    Family Lorisidae (3 species)

    Red Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus) (1 holder)
    Memphis Zoo

    Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) (17 holders)
    Akron Zoo
    Bronx Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo
    Cincinnati Zoo
    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
    Columbus Zoo
    Duke Lemur Center
    El Paso Zoo
    Lake Superior Zoo
    Lee Richardson Zoo
    Lincoln Park Zoo
    Little Rock Zoo
    Miller Park Zoo
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
    Philadelphia Zoo
    Pueblo Zoo
    San Diego Zoo

    Potto (Peridicticus potto) (4 holders)

    Cincinnati Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Milwaukee County Zoo
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

    Family Galagidae (3 species)

    Mohol Bushbaby (Galago moholi) (7 holders)
    Bronx Zoo
    Central Park Zoo
    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
    Lincoln Park Zoo
    Little Rock Zoo
    Milwaukee County Zoo
    Staten Island Zoo

    Mohol/Senegal Bushbaby (1 holder; signed as Senegal, ID'ed as Mohol)
    Turtle Back Zoo

    Northern Greater Galago (Otolemur garnetti) (8 holders)
    Animal Adventures Family Zoo (Bolton, MA)
    Black Pine Animal Sanctuary (Albion, IN)
    Cincinnati Zoo
    Forsyth Nature Center (Kingston, NY)
    Henry Vilas Zoo
    Memphis Zoo
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
    Trevor Zoo

    Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) (2 holders)
    Tulsa Zoo
    Wildlife World Zoo

    Otolemur spp (2 holders)
    Janda Exotics Animal Ranch (Kingsbury, TX)
    Noah's Ark Retreat (Goshen, NY)

    Family Aotidae (4+ species)

    Azara's Night Monkey (Aotus azarae) (1 holder)
    Bright's Zoo

    Nancy Ma's Night Monkey (Aotus nancymaae) (2 holders)
    Audubon Zoo
    Dallas World Aquarium

    Gray-bellied/Gray-legged Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus/griseimembra) (2 holders)

    Memphis Zoo
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

    Unknown species of Aotidae (4-5 holders)
    Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary (Barrie, ON)
    Capron Park Zoo
    Exotic Animal Experience (Orlando, FL)
    Peoria Zoo?
    Timbavati Wildlife Park (Wisconsin Dells, WI)
     
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  9. Neil chace

    Neil chace Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Capron Park Zoo no longer keeps dourouculi.
     
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    Sorry for bumping this thread, but I have a few updates.
    Hemker Park & Zoo might have Nancy Ma's Night Monkey off-display somewhere.

    Memphis now has Pygmy Slow Loris

    Minnesota Zoo had a pair of Greater Slow Lorises up until 2017-18, when they were moved to an unknown location. Does anyone know where they went?
     
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  11. TinoPup

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    There's Night Monkeys all over the place in roadside zoos now. None are IDed at the species level and they're rarely seen, given they're *night* monkeys.
     
  12. ThylacineAlive

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    Most are Nancy Ma's nowadays it seems, although other taxa do pop up every once in a while.

    ~Thylo
     
  13. CMP

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    Memphis zoo also has Potto
     
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  14. Neil chace

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    Buttonwood Park Zoo has Nancy Ma's Night Monkey.
     
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    Unfortunately it seems Milwaukee probably no longer keeps Potto.
     
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    Cincinnati Zoo has Mohol Bushbaby.
     
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  17. Dhole dude

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    North Carolina Zoo recently acquired three male Grey Mouse Lemurs from the Duke Lemur Center.
     
  18. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    A fourth holder! That's excellent news. I do wish that more priority was given to the dwarf lemur, though, given they are such an endangered species.

    ~Thylo
     
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  19. evilmonkey239

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    I believe Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has northern greater galago in addition to the Mohols.