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Capuchin Monkeys
Boo Boo
Boo Boo arrived in spring 2008. She is a young black-capped capuchin who has been living as a pet in Nottinghamshire for some years by herself. Her ‘owner’ thought she was a boy for all those years. Boo Boo is healthy and pretty and already making eyes with the other black-cap monkeys – particularly the boys!
Chanel
Chanel is a young female capuchin who arrived in 2003. Like most monkeys sold into the primate pet trade Chanel was taken from her real mother as a tiny baby. As a result of this she has developed lots of abnormal behaviours and can find humans stressful. Despite this, she does know how to be a real monkey and she lives with Peppy and Mr Monkey.
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown is an affable, cheerful and friendly black-capped capuchin who arrived in 2005. As a young male capuchin life can be difficult but Charlie Brown has made lots of friends in his time here and loves to play. He is growing incredibly strong and powerful thanks to a good diet and lots of space to play and forage in.
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Frosty
Frosty was the first non-woolly monkey to arrive here in 2001. Nearly ten years on he is the king of the black-capped capuchin group, surrounded by adoring females at all times. The most remarkable thing about Frosty is his size- when he arrived he was overweight and unfit. Now, although still huge, Frosty is strong, powerful and healthy.
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Gizzie
Gizzie is a female black-capped capuchin rescued by the Monkey Sanctuary in 2010. She arrived with her daughter, Kiwi and another black-capped capuchin, a male, called Grips. The three capuchins had been living together for many years when their owner decided that they could be better provided for at the Monkey Sanctuary and wrote to the charity asking for help. The three capuchins arrived in the chilly February of 2010 and have been settling in well since.
Grips
Grips is a male black-capped capuchin rescued by Wild Futures in February 2010. He arrived at the Monkey Sanctuary in the chilly weather of winter 2010 with his friends Kiwi and Giz, two female black-capped capuchins who he had known and lived with all his life.
Grips is a shy, but friendly little capuchin who is very interested in becoming friends with Joey, one of our other rescued monkeys. With time and understanding from the keepers at the Monkey Sanctuary, we hope to allow Grips, Giz and Kiwi to socialize with other rescued monkeys of their own species, allowing them and other rescues to enjoy the company of their own species.
Gucci
Gucci has a unique appearance, arising from being a hybrid born with a cleft lip and palate, probably caused by a lack of nutrients absorbed by her mother during pregnancy.
Separated from her mother when very young, Gucci was then bottle fed and this has led to a few anxiety problems. Since arriving here in April 2011, Gucci has developed well.
Adoption coming soon.
Jackie
Jackie arrived with Tanya and Mickey after over 10 years in a converted garage. Her ‘owner’ actually thought she was a boy for all the years she lived with him, but we quickly discovered she is most definitely a girl- given her very excitable reaction towards Frosty! She is the most dominant female in the black-capped group and spends almost all her time with Frosty.
Joey
Joey was taken from the wild as a tiny baby and spent the next 9 years living on his own in a tiny cage in London. He had never been outside or seen another monkey since he was 3 months old. Because he was given an inappropriate diet and denied any sunshine, his bones never formed properly. He suffers from a number of physical problems, including a curved spine, jaw and teeth problems, and displaced hips. Despite his physical and social problems Joey is learning fast and his lust for life is a joy to watch.
Josh
Josh is a 21-year-old capuchin monkey who has not had a very happy start to life; Josh started life as a pet monkey. Like so many pet monkeys denied a life with their friends and family, as Josh grew he became frustrated and eventually he attacked and bit his owner very badly. Josh was removed from his owners by the police and placed in a temporary home. Life however, did not get better for poor Josh and the policeman who rescued Josh asked us to help by bringing Josh to live at the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary.
Josh displays some stereotypical behaviours from his time as a pet. He sways and rubs his hands together; when he was bored he used to chew his tail. A fresh start at the Monkey Sanctuary can give Josh the time and space that he needs to recover. With interaction with other capuchins, large outdoor enclosures, heated indoor enclosures, specialist care from the primate welfare team and an enriching life, Josh should be able to live a happier and healthier life here in Cornwall.
Kiwi
Kiwi is a feisty female black-capped capuchin monkey rescued by the Monkey Sanctuary in 2010. She was born in 1996 and was rescued along with her mother Giz and friend Grips in the chilly February of 2010.
Upon moving into the rescue centre, this feisty little female quickly realised that there were many opportunities to be had in her new life! She has been working hard to catch the attention of the males in the rescue centre and appears to have a soft spot from Frosty, the first capuchin we ever rescued!
Kirsty
This little black-capped female was delighted to hear her new neighbours on arriving here in April 2011 with Kwango and Gucci. It was exciting for her to hear the language of her species being spoken, after having lived for many years with females of a different species, who both behave and communicate in a completely different way to her.
Adoption coming soon.
Kodak
Kodak is a male black-capped capuchin monkey. Born in 2003 in the wild, in Guyana in South America, he was sold into the pet trade in Greece. He lived in a photography shop until his owner realized Kodak should be with other capuchins and contacted Stitching AAP, a rescue centre in Holland. The MST was asked to take him and thanks to Animal Defenders International, who sponsored his quarantine, Kodak arrived in Cornwall in June 2008, physically fit and healthy. Kodak has lots to learn about monkey behaviour, but is already good friends with fellow capuchin Joey
Kwango
The first female weeper capuchin ever to arrive here at the Sanctuary, Kwango is an older female with a few age related health problems, but with a lot of character and a strong spirit. Prior to arriving here in April 2011, she spent 20 years living in a small private sanctuary with a companion male called Charlie, who passed away in 2010.
Adoption coming soon.
Lodi
Wild born to the South American rainforest, this young weeper capuchin was sold into the pet trade, living with a family in Spain until being handed over to a rescue centre based in Holland. In June 2011 he arrived at the sanctuary after we agreed that we stood the best chance of integrating Lodi into a social group. Weeper capuchins are quite rare in Europe and having already established a weeper capuchin and hybrid group here at the sanctuary we were confident that the socialisation would be successful.
Adoption coming soon.
Mickey
Mickey is a tiny blond black-capped capuchin. Her small size is due to bone deficiency caused by an inadequate diet when she was younger. She is a very social monkey who is also very interested in humans if they visit. She did live as a pet with Tanya and Jackie but now flourishes with more opportunities socially and environmentally.
Mister Monkey
After 5 years on his own in a converted aviary Mr Monkey arrived in summer 2007 and has been having a very exciting time. He is now lives with long-term sanctuary residents, Peppy and Chanel, and they are teaching him lots of things – mainly monkey manners! His physical skills are amazing and he uses his tail more like a woolly monkey than a capuchin.
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Peppy
Peppy is an extremely intelligent weeper capuchin who arrived in 2002 after 7 years on his own in a garden shed. He was extremely under-stimulated, and, like all the ex-pets, showed neurotic behaviours. Since arriving here he has flourished with interesting territory, the right diet, but, most importantly, company of monkeys of his own kind. Peppy is particularly close to Chanel, and the two enjoy spending quality time grooming and playing.
Tanya
Tanya is probably the oldest capuchin here – she could be 30 years old. She is completely uninterested in humans unless they have something tasty for her, and has a calm and busy life with her monkey friends. She loves to groom, sunbathe and forage in her favourite enclosures. She is often with Jackie and Frosty.
