Hello, fellow Jungle Friends supporters! I’m the newest
staff member and munchkinland extraodinaire where all of our tamarins and
marmosets live. I was really drawn to Jungle Friends because of its message of
letting monkeys being able to live their lives in as natural state as possible.
Did you know that some species of capuchins live in troops of up to forty
individuals in the wild? Despite my short
time at Jungle Friends thus far, I’ve already gladly welcomed four new arrivals
to our sanctuary. Pip and Zeke, brown
capuchins, arrived the minute I arrived at the sanctuary. They came to Jungle
Friends as ex-laboratory behavioral research subjects in a very frightened
state. The two siblings would clutch to each other, well hidden under a bush,
for comfort during their first few days at the sanctuary. Fortunately, with
positive reinforcement, their curiosity overcame them and they were swinging
from branches in no time!
Did you know Jungle Friends was able to recently build a flight cage for a few of our resident cockatoos and macaws? In fact,
an entire enclosure is being built for our newest umbrella cockatoo, Gabby.
Gabby comes to Jungle friends as an ex-pet of a compassionate owner who raised
him from an egg. Gabby’s human, however, wanted Gabby to be able to live his
life with other birds in one of our excellent habitats at Jungle Friends where
he has found his permanent safe-haven. Gabby spends his days chatting away with
the other birds and waving at any caregivers that come to visit him.
Our newest arrival to Jungle Friends is a
petite weeper capuchin named Annabelle. Her story is rather tragic as she was
found in a bird cage in an evicted house with the ceiling caving in right above
the cage and heaps of trash throughout the house. She is Jungle Friends new
good luck charm and has made a smooth transition into her permanent habitat
here. She is very health conscious and prefers her fruits and veggies over
anything else. She also loves to play! We are currently in the process of
expanding Jungle Friends so please support our wish on Facebook at http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/468116?bws=fb_stream_wish
so we can build more habitats ensuring
that monkeys and birds alike will have a forever home.
Until next time!
Monkey love,
Kelly
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