(Cebus apella)

We have 84 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 12 common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) at the park.  Three were rescued from a UK laboratory, 5 were rescued from the UK pet trade, while 4 were 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.  They now live in several separate groups at the park.

(Saguinus oedipus)

Uncas and Alice were confiscated by Kent Police when they were raiding some "puppy farms".  They lived in a tiny birdcage before being rescued, but have since settled into their enclosure at Monkey World very well.

(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 11 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 16 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.