(Cebus apella)

We have 83 capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) at the park.  Most came from a Chilean laboratory in 2008 but several were rescued from the UK pet trade.  They now live in 4 separate groups at the park.

(Callithrix jacchus)

We have 21 common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) at the park.  They have been rescued from a UK laboratory, the UK pet trade, and some have been born at the park.  Marmosets require a specialised diet and as a result several came with nutritional bone disease as well as poor social skills.  

We have one Geoffroy's marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) named Fred.  He was born sometime during 2012 and arrived at the park on 05/12/12.  He now lives with Sammy, a female common marmoset.  Fred was removed from his mother as a baby and sold into the British pet trade.  His owners kept him in a bird cage in their sitting room until he was rescued and brought to Monkey World.

(Saguinus oedipus)

Cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus), Uncas and Alice, were confiscated from the UK pet trade as they did not have any licences to confirm they were captive bred.  The pair on 26/02/09 and were in poor condition with a lack of muscle tone, limp fur, and terrible dental problems, especially Alice.  Sadly we had to put Alice to sleep at the end of 2012 as she was very elderly and had become immobile.  uncas does interact with his housemate, Jethro, from time to time.

(Erythrocebus patas)

Mica and Sissy-Jo are two female patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas).  Mica (pronounced “Meetza” arrived at the park on 01/09/11 and we estimate that she was born during 1992. She was smuggled from the wild for the illegal pet trade in Slovenia and ended up living with a family for 18-19 years.  Sissy-Jo arrived at the park on 05/09/11 and we estimate that she was born during 1993.  She was previously kept at a British zoo, before she and another female were sent to a small animal sanctuary that eventually shut down and then to another sanctuary.  Sadly her partner passed away and she had been living on her own. We hope that the two “old ladies” will eventually become friends.

(Lemur catta)

We have a group of ring-tailed lemurs at the park, who roam around the Malagasy enclosure.  Malagasy is open to the public (opening times may vary) and so allows visitors to safely walk amongst them.  Most of the lemurs were born at the park, others came from zoos as misfit individuals, and one arrived from the UK pet trade.

(Saimiri sciureus)

We have 5 squirrel monkeys (Saimiri scuireus) at the park.  Two were rescued from a laboratory in Holland and had never been outside before.  The other 3 are from the UK pet trade.  The squirrel monkeys can now enjoy their outdoor enclosure and spend a great deal of time hunting insects.

(Macaca arctoides)

We have 10 stump-tailed macaques (Macca arctoides) who came from two different British laboratories.  The first group we rescued in 2000 had been kept in small individual indoor cages and were used in asthma research.  The second group came to the park in 2010 and while they had never been outdoors in their lives they lived in small social groups at the lab whilst being used in reproductive studies.  The stump-tails now enjoy their natural outdoor enclosures and the companionship of their own kind.

(Lagothrix ssp.)

We have 3 groups of woolly monkeys (Lagothrix ssp.) at the park, totalling 18 individuals, that are run by the dominant males Levar, Bueno and Oaska.  The woolly monkeys are part of the European Breeding Program (EEP) and many infants have been born here at the park, some have been confiscated from smugglers, while others have come from other wildlife parks.

Jethro is a male, white faced saki monkey who was born 23/02/90 and arrived at the park 10/09/12. He was born in captivity as part of the British pet trade and spent most of his life living with his sister. He was cared for by people from birth, as his mother did not care for her babies. Jethro's sister passed away several years ago leaving him living on his own. His previous owners contacted Monkey World to see if we could give Jethro a home for his remaining years, with the hope he could live with other primates. Even though he is an old man, Jethro has taken the changes in his stride and seems to enjoy watching the squirrel monkeys, across the corridor, and the cotton top tamarins that he now lives with.