10/7/2023 0 Comments Old world vs new world monkeys![]() We would like to use the training and expand on that in order to form some stronger bonds with them and make it easier for us to do our daily chores around them. Wish list from staff: They are smart, and have had some training in the past.Favourite Food: While they both already loved bananas and mangoes on arrival, as well as yams and tomatoes, it seems that neither zucchini nor cucumber are especially liked.They spend a lot of time just looking around and evaluating everything they see and hear. Favourite Activity: The girls love to sit outside in the fresh air and sunshine and spend lots of time grooming each other.And they are smart…they have enjoyed the enrichment devices they have been given, and have always succeeded in getting the treats! Both are very curious about everything around them, and have adjusted very well to their new life. She is however the submissive one in her relationship with Gerdie. Personality: Boo is not very sure about trusting people and will become aggressive towards people on occasion.They have explored every inch of their space and made the acquaintance of neighbours Max, Darwin and Lexy. They have recently been moved into larger enclosures where they have more space to climb on ropes and platforms. ![]() Cats, dogs, other species of monkeys, all the sights and sounds and smells of the barn…and the great outdoors! They really love sitting in the sunshine. Flies were something they had not experienced before. Progress: Boo and Gerdie learned about so many new things.They are strong, curious and interested in what goes on around them. Condition upon arrival: Both animals were healthy and active.The researcher sought out Story Book Farm and arranged to have Boo and Gerdie take up residence here when their final results were recorded. Previous home details: Boo & Gerdie came from a laboratory in Ontario where it was important to the researcher that they be retired to live out their lives in safety and security and as comfortably as possible at the end of the research study.Favourite food: Anything, but they will eat their favourite foods first. Judy will fill her cheek pouches with pieces of banana and sweet potato so that Johnny can’t get them and she can enjoy them in peace later.Even if she is in a position to take treats from her caregivers, she will decline if he is in the vicinity. Personality: Judy is intimidated by Johnny.Johnny is though very dominant at meal time so we have to be creative to make sure that Judy gets her fair share of food. However, unlike any other monkeys at the sanctuary, they never leave any food behind. Progress: Over time they have become a little more discriminating with their food no longer eating banana skins.Condition upon arrival: They arrived at the sanctuary without names and both were particularly frantic at mealtimes - a sign that they probably were not fed regularly.They were rescued from a zoo in Quebec that was closed due to abuse and neglect of over 200 animals. ![]()
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