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If you remember back to 1999, you may recallthat Jim Cronin told the story of a youngchimpanzee named Cookie that had beensmuggled from the wild to be sold as a pet inBodrum, Turkey. The small female chimpspent her days tethered to a boat in BodrumHarbour and was sometimes taken out late atnight on a “disco cruise” to entertain partygoers. Sadly for Cookie, her short life hadbeen one of trauma and misery.

At a very young age hunters will have killed hermother and probably several others in her familygroup. The adult chimps will have been butcheredand eaten while the small baby would be shovedinto a basket and taken to a local African village.From there the chimp would have been sold to people who were prepared to try and smuggle wildanimals into Europe for the illegal pet trade.Having been working in Turkey since 1998, Jim andAlison Cronin know that most of the chimpanzeesthat are smuggled into Turkey come from twoNigerian men that are willing to take orders forAfrican wildlife. The Turkish Government signedthe Convention on the International Trade inEndangered Species (CITES) in 1996 which makestrading in endangered animals illegal. However,these relatively new laws in Turkey are not alwaysenforced as they have not yet been given financialor bureaucratic support.

At the time that Jim found Cookie, she was approximately 2-3 years old and was starting tobecome a problem on the boat. Young chimpanzeesare naturally boisterous and Cookie regularly managed to escape and run riot along the harbour

front. It was clear that Cookie’s days on the boatwere numbered. At that time however, there was nota lot that could be done as a massive earthquake hitTurkey on 17 August 1999. Thousands of peoplewere either dead or injured and it would not havebeen appropriate for the Monkey World team toquestion the Turkish Government about the welfareof a young chimpanzee.

After two years, Jim and Alison decided that it wastime to revisit Turkey and to see if they could findout what ever happened to Cookie. They called theBellerive Foundation in Switzerland, a conservation organization set up and run byPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan. The Prince was alsoconcerned about what the illegal pet trade wasdoing to the survival of wild chimpanzees and heagreed to help. The Bellerive Foundation madecontact with friends in Turkey and within 24 hoursJim and Alison were called with news aboutCookie. As it turned out, Cookie had becomeunmanageable on the boat in Bodrum and hadbeen sold to a couple 500 miles away in Istanbul!

Following a couple of phone calls, Jim and Alisonagreed to fly over to meet Cookie and her newfamily, Çemil and Dilnur Barlas. As they walkedthrough the door of Cookie’s home, they weregreeted by a much larger chimp than Jim had firstmet. Whether or not she remembered Jim is hard tosay, but in an instant she jumped into Jim’s armsand gave him a big hello. Cookie was clearly oneof the very few lucky ones. While she did not havethe companionship of other chimpanzees, she hadbeen taken in by a caring family that wanted tomake sure that she had a safe and nice home. At 4-5 years old, Cookie is now very strong – bothphysically and mentally. She is kept on a long leadin order to keep her from tearing things apart andpotentially doing harm to herself and/or thehouse. She still gets very excited and if Cookiedoes not get her own way, she often bites anyonearound her. While the Barlas family loves her verymuch they know that she will not be able to live intheir house much longer. She is getting too big andstrong and she has a need to be with others of herown kind.

Sadly it is the same story that we hear over andover again. In the end, monkeys and apes are wildanimals and do not make good pets because theygrow up, become dangerous and need the companionship of their own kind. But Cookie islucky because she now has caring owners that

want her to be able to live with other chimpanzeesin natural surroundings. As soon as the family isready to say goodbye, Cookie will be able to cometo Monkey World and meet her adopted family inthe Nursery Group.

On the same trip to Turkey, Jim and Alison alsowanted to meet another, more famous chimpanzeecalled Çarli (pronounced Charlie). Over the pastfew years in Turkey the illegal trade in smuggledchimpanzees has grown as it has became fashionable to keep them as pets. The MonkeyWorld team has compiled a long list of chimpanzees either for sale or being mistreated in

Cookie in her new home

Cookie on the boat in 1999

Jim with Cookie in 1999

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Istanbul, Ankara, Bodrum, Marmaris, and Ismirand it is all because of one chimp named Çarli (pronounced Charlie). Çarli was born in captivityin Los Angeles and originally belonged to a company called Animal Actors of Hollywood. Thiscompany trained Çarli to perform various tricksfor television. One of his first jobs was to work inTurkey making a situation comedy series about achimp that lives with a Turkish family.Immediately the Turkish publicwent crazy about chimpanzeesand started buying babies from theblack market. Having a babychimp was a sign of wealth andmany people thought that they toomay become famous and wealthyif they owned a chimpanzee.Every year Çarli was flown backand forth from LA to Istanbul.Finally the producers of the programmes decided to purchaseÇarli and he was once again sentover from America for $60,000 –but this time it was for good.

After hearing so much about Çarli for so manyyears, Jim and Alison wanted to see him for themselves so arrangements were made for an“interview” with Çarli. When he was brought intothe room to meet everyone, it was clear that Çarliwas not a very happy chimp. His feet were forcedinto trainers which must have been quite painful asa chimp’s feet are shaped like human hands withthe big toe pointing out sideways. He limped intothe room and waited to see what was going to beasked of him. Çarli was supposedly 8 years old yethe looked much smaller and he was very skinny.He was allowed to sit quietly with Jim and Alisonon the sofa while they got to know his producer/owner and trainer. They were told thatÇarli was quite well behaved but that he got upsetand aggressive from time to time. The owner knewthat he would not be able to work Çarli muchlonger and that really he should be with others ofhis own kind. While sitting on the sofa with Jimand Alison, Çarli seemed to relax and feel comfort-able with people that were not asking him to doanything. For a while he groomed Alison’s handand then he curled up and went to sleep with hishead in Jim’s lap. After the meeting was finished,Çarli was taken to the basement where he is kept in

a cage and it was then that Jim and Alison realizedthe total sadness of his life. When Çarli is with people he is usually quite scared as he is expectedto perform and he does not want to make mistakesfor his trainer. After all that, Çarli is then left in acage in a basement to face his own lonely existence.The trainer hopes to be able to work Çarli foranother 2 years and then at that time he would likeÇarli to come to Monkey World.

Many people do not understand that using chimpanzees in television or movie work is a badthing. Most performing chimpanzees have to beremoved from their mother’s at birth so the training process can begin. Then they are doomedto a life of solitary confinement and unnaturalbehaviour. It is clear that this type of entertainmentis not only bad for the chimps being forced to perform but also for the impression that it givespeople about the animal’s and their needs. All thechimpanzee that are being stolen from the wild forthe illegal pet trade in Turkey are being smuggledbecause of the wrong image that the programmeÇarli puts across.

Over the past few months we have been verybusy organizing arrangements for futurearrivals, collecting individuals that need our

help, investigating reports of illegal primates as wellas making sure that all of our “unexpected” additionsare coming along as they should. Now that Cookiehas been found again we are hopeful that MonkeyWorld will be able to offer her a permanent homewith companionship of her own kind. Of course wealso hope that we will be able to help Çarli as wellin future.

Thanks are owed to many people but in particular wewould like to thank Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan andthe Bellerive Foundation in Switzerland for finding Cookie in Istanbul. Without their assistance wewould have never tracked Cookie down and been ableto offer her a secure future. Jim Knight, our MP hasbeen very helpful supporting our international ape rescue work have also received a great deal of supportfrom people who have sent in donations, have put outcollection boxes, and have given us vouchers for supermarkets, donations from premium bonds, commissions from catalogue sales, and sponsorshipfrom the London Marathon. The monkeys and apeshave also received many kind donations of vitamins/oilcapsules, fruit/vegetables, nuts, rope, dog toys, andbaby oil. The Milborne St Andrew Youth Club raisedmoney for the primates by organizing a fete while TheDolphin Centre Traders’ Association sent in donations from a water feature. Sainsburys, LyndhurstRoad brought us left over pumpkins to feed, Simm ssMMeettaa ll, Wimborne gave a donation for removing scrapmetal, and Poole Hospital donated unwanted medicalequipment. BT Customer Accounts Department,Bournemouth organized a dressing down day for donations, the Odeon Cinema, Edinburgh raffled abanner from Planet of the Apes, Rymill PropertyDevelopments sent in a generous donation, whileWeymouth and District Round Table No. 173 andFolio Wines and Spirits, Weymouth organized a winetasting for the chimps. We thank all of you for your kindand thoughtful support.

On a much sadder note, Monkey World has lost severalpeople over the past few months that meant a great dealto us. Dr Trevor Poole passed away after several yearsof helping us to get more primates out of laboratoriesand Trevor was also my PhD supervisor. He will begreatly missed and we will be dedicating the new housefor the stump-tailed macaques in his memory. Mr. BrianGill spent many days helping us stuff envelopes and hewas also an adoptive parent of Jess. Mr. Ted Barnes wasan adoptive parent of Freddy and made regular visits tosee us and his adopted chimpanzee. Both Brian and Tedwill be greatly missed around the park. Mrs. Seldomand Mrs. Valerie Hinton were also supporters of thepark and will be greatly missed.

At the park right now everyone is hurrying toget everything ready for the next arrivalsfrom Taiwan. It is a very exciting time and weare happy to let you know that Meridian TVis continuing to film more Monkey Business.Look out for Monkey Business specials onMeridian in January and Series 5 should beout this next spring.

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Jim meets Çarli

Cookie at home

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On September 6th Jim and Alison Croninwent to Hackney, in North London, to

collect a female capuchin monkey namedTerri. Over the previous weeks, Alison hadreceived several e-mails from a man whohad been keeping a capuchin monkey as apet in his sitting room. He had realised bywatching the Monkey Business programmesthat his Monkey needed companionship ofher own kind so he contacted Alison to see if Terri could have a home at Monkey World.Assuming that Terri really was a capuchin monkey, Alison agreed to give the monkey anew home.

At the house Jim and Alison found Terri in hercage in the sitting room. The family let her outfrom time to time to wander around but otherwiseTerri had lived in the cage, all on her own for 15years. As a result of being kept indoors at all timesand having a very inactive lifestyle, Terri haddeveloped rickets earlier in her life. The conditionleft her with a curved spine, stiff hips, and verythin bones that make her walk in a very stiff andawkward manner. Jim caught Terri and put her ina travelling box ready for her journey to Dorset.

Upon arrival at the park, she was first put into abedroom of her own in the capuchin house.Already Arthur and Sinbad were very interestedand excited about the new arrival. Terri was left tosettle in over night before she would meet her newcompanions. The next morning we began by letting Arthur in to meet Terri. She was not particularly bothered or frightened by the sight ofArthur but she made it clear he was not to touchher. Poor old Arthur did his best to sidle up to Terriand gently reach out to her but she was not havingany of it. After a couple of hours we separatedArthur and Terri so that he would not become toopossessive of her. The next day Sinbad was let in tomeet Terri but he was not particularly bothered bythe new arrival. Sinbad would move around Terri,he never tried to get near her. After an hour or so,Arthur was let in to join Terri and Sinbad.

It has now been three months and all threecapuchins are doing well, From time to time

Arthur and Terri have been seen sleeping in thesame nest box but for the most part neither Arthuror Sinbad are particularly interested in their newlady. Terri has been enjoying the freedom of hertwo outside enclosures and it is great to see monkeys getting along so well togetherthat had lived in solitary confinementall their lives. There are still many moresingle capuchin monkeys being kept inpoor conditions in England. If youwould like to help, please take thetime to write to:

Michael MeacherEnvironment Minister

Department of the EnvironmentEland House

Bressendon PlaceLondon, SW1E 5DU

Let Mr Meacher know that youthink that the conditions in which captive primatesare allowed to be kept in Britain, under theDangerous Wild Animal's Act (DWA), are theworst in Europe. The DWA does nothing to protectthe welfare of these animals and you want him tochange the laws. Please let us know if you get aresponse!

On a happier note we have had three unexpectedarrivals at the park. Many years ago we had a couple of accidents when the birth controlimplants that we were using for the female chimpsseemed to stop working. At the time we had

IUCDs fitted for all the females. They worked fortwo years but then the keepers became suspiciouswhen the behaviour of three adult female chimpsbegan to change. The first baby was born to Peggyon the 19 September. Her labour was very long andafter 8 hours she gave birth to a baby boy. Peggy

was very gentle with the infant butshe did not pick the baby up andfinally left him lying on the floor.The baby which has been named Benis strong and doing very well livingwith Jeremy at his house. As soon ashe is big enough, Ben will be gradually introduced to the NurseryGroup. The second baby was born toSuzie on 23 September and her labourwent on for approximately 5-6 hours.Suzie has been an excellent mother toher baby girl who was named Eddie(after the consultant that fitted the

IUCD) and all of Paddy's Group loves the newarrival. And finally, the last of the births occurredon 15 November when Cherri delivered a beautifulbaby girl in record time. Cherri has been an excellent mother and her daughter has beennamed Pip. All of Rodney's Group are overjoyedwith the new arrival and in the end, even thoughthe births were not planned, each group will nowhave a youngster growing up with them. For chimpanzee society, just like human society, babiesare cherished and become the centre of group solidarity.

Terri meets Arthur

PipBen Suzie and Eddie

Terri in her oldhome

by Jeremy Keeling, Lee Butler, Marina Kenyon and Emma Lintern

As everyone in the Nursery Group is starting togrow up, we are considering a move for thewhole group to a new lager enclosure.

Sally - She has had her hands full keeping thenewcomer Lulu in line and also ensuring thatEveline and Honey do not get too big for theirboots. She is still very caring of Seamus and isoverall a lovely lady.

Lulu - She has finally found her spot within thegroup and has even started to become a bitbossy. She is happy for Sally to be in charge butis now dominant over Honey and Eveline. Luluchooses to stay inside but it will only be a matterof time before she decides to come outside witheveryone else.

Eveline - She has grown into a very confidentyoung lady. She is quite large in size and havinggrown up with Sally as her mum is very dominant. Eveline loves playing with Honey buttakes control of all games.

Honey - She is probably one of the nicest peoplein the park. Honey is very passive and is happyto go along with everyone else. She has taken a

shine to Seamus and often carries him around.

Seamus - He is starting to grow up and haveopinions about things. Still he is a very silly ladand loves nothing more than making faces andplaying with his mates.

(Ben) - He is now living at Jeremy's house untilhe is big enough to be gradually introduced tothe group. He is a couple of months old and issoon due for his vaccinations. Ben's first teeth arejust starting to come through.

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At the beginning of next year we will bebringing over a big adult male and anotherfemale to join the group. All orangutans willbe moved down to the end pavilion untiltheir new complex is built. It is a very exciting time for the orangutans.

Amy - She and RoRo have managed towork out joint control over the group. They

have little in common as Amy is quite asolitary individual that likes a quiet life anda steady supply of food.

RoRo - She has settled in well and getsalong with everyone now. RoRo is a verybusy person that is constantly active. Shestill enjoys playing with Gordon and hasbecome quite close to Lucky.

Hsiao-quai - She is an ambitious lady thatwill some day become very dominant. Shehas settled in well and tries to stay onAmy's good side by keeping out of her way.

Lucky - She is more quiet thsn any of theothers and has decided to latch on to RoRo.Lucky is a nice person but very shy.

Gordon - He is growing up fast now and isloving all of his ladies. He knows he is different from the girls and uses this to hisadvantage. All of the others love playingwith and spending time with Gordon.

We are very pleased that we have finally pairedall of our gibbons with others of their ownspecies. Soon we will be able to consider the nextstep in their rehabilitation by moving many ofthe pairs into a natural forest environment likeour siamang gibbons.

Siamangs - Sage, Sam andOnion are all doing verywell. Onion has becomequite a handful as he is a lotbigger now and he loves toplay. When Sage and Samare in the tops of the treessinging, Onion hangsaround, playing withbranches 40 feet above theground! Both Sage and Samhave been excellent parents.

Golden-cheeked Gibbons - We now have twopairs of golden-cheeked gibbons. Zoey andPeanut have formed a strong mother/daughterrelationship. They are always together andspend a lot of time grooming. We have nowintroduced Alex to the new little male, Pung-Yoand we were very surprised to see how quicklythey bonded. Alex is now intensely protective ofPung-Yo and the two play and groom together.

Muellers Gibbons - We have two pairs ofmuellers gibbons. Adidas and Dalumie aretogether but Dalumie is still not overly nice tohim. They happily sit near each other but havenot organised their duet together yet. Our otherpair, Fox and Nini are doing very well. Eventhough they are both males they seem to likeeach other's company and both spend a lot oftime playing. Fox is very kind to Nini eventhough Nini is handicapped.

Agile Gibbons - Paul finally met his mate Pumaover the past months. Prior to the introductionthey listened to each other's calls and were veryinterested. Now they have started singingtogether and Puma often tries to encourage Paulto mate. He is still a bit too young and playfuland does not seemed to understand heradvances yet.

Lar Gibbons - Nike was introduced to youngKitty recently. Kitty was very nervous but Nikeis a very kind male and has been very gentle andeasygoing with her. Kitty is attracted to Nikeand often goes up to him and sits a few inchesaway singing into his face.

Sally

Hsiao-quai

Zoey & Peanut

Sage, Sam & Onion

It is a very exciting time for Rodney’s Groupas we have a new addition in the group. Allof the young lads are starting to mature andit would appear that this group is going toremain very steady and tight together.

Rodney - He is the dominant male and stillkeeps all of the younger members of thegroup in check. Rodney is a very kind leader.

Peggy - She is very close to Trudy and isalways keeping an eye out for the youngerchimp.

Cherri & Pip - She is the dominant female inthe group and gave birth to a healthy babygirl on 15/11/01. The baby has been namedPip and she keeps a strong grip on her mother's fur.

Mona - She has been having a wonderfultime since the three girls from the Dutch laboratory moved into the group. Monaloves playing, cuddling and groomingValerie, Marjoline and Joline.

Simon - He has been excellent with Cherriand her new baby. He is very protective andalways sits near Cherri, grooming her, and

making sure that no one gets too rough.

Tikko - He is a very quiet individual butwhen Rodney is not around he tries to showthe others that he is boss.

Semach - He is a very kind individual andstill spends a great deal of time with Trudy.He got very excited when he first met Cherriand Pip and Cherri made it clear that hewould have to settle down if he was going tobe allowed to see the baby.

Hananya - He has been growing into quitean impressive young man. He is much larger than others of his age and he is stillvery kind. His good looks and nice natureput him in an excellent position to eventually take over the group.

Gypsy - He is always finding new ways totease Rodney. Usually he runs up behindRodney, pinches him, and runs away. Stillthe two of them still get along very welltogether.

Arfur - He is a very playful member ofthe group but sometimes tries too hard toget others to play and only ends up annoying people. He is still very close to Jessand goes to her at the first sign of conflict.

Jess - She is now a young adult and gets a lotof attention from Rodney and the othermales. Still she has remained faithful to herlife long friend Arfur and is never far away.

Trudy - She is still the little princess of thegroup and is often seen riding on Peggy'sback. Trudy is loved by all of her brothersand sisters and spends a great deal of timeplaying with them.

Valerie - She has been making a lot of newfriends and is not so dependent upon Monaany more. Still at the first sign of conflict shelooks to Mona for support.

Marjoline - She has decided that if Valerie isnot going to stick with Mona then she will.Over the past couple of months Marjolinehas become quite close to Mona and whimpers if she gets too far away.

Joline - She is finally starting to makefriends in the group and is more outgoing.In the event of any trouble she too also turnsto Mona for reassurance.

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Valerie &Rodney

Simon

Trudy

Hananya

Everyone has been very calm and relaxed inPaddy's Group. The 18 bedrooms that areattached behind the pavilion play area are currently being redecorated, by keepers, in a variety of colours.

Paddy - He remains the unchallenged leader ofthe group. Paddy is a very kind leader and thestability of his group is a reflection of his leadership skills.

Jimmy - He is still Paddy's second in charge,Jimmy displays a lot more than the other malesas he wants to make sure that everyone knowsthat he holds a position of authority.

Beth - She is the dominant female in the groupand has been enjoying visits with Hebe andJohni. Everybody respects Beth.

Zoe - She gets along very well in the group andenjoys spending a lot of her time foraging fornew plants that are sprouting up in her 2 acre enclosure.

Suzie & Eddie - Suzie is looking after Eddie verywell. At first she was a bit worried about her position within the group when she had the babybut now mother and daughter are elevated in status within the social hierarchy. Eddie is developing well and has begun to call to theother chimps.

Evie - She is still very close to Bixa and the two ofthem are never far from Paddy. Evie is a highranking female.

Bixa - She is very tight with Evie. Both femalesare very high ranking on the social ladder andthey are very close to Paddy.

Cindy - She is a high ranking female that hasopinions about everyone and everthing. If everthere is anything new or any disputesoccurring, be sure that Cindy will bein the middle of the action.

Cathy - Cathy is a quiet individualthat generally keeps to herself. Hersize and focus however means that ifCathy has anything to say, the otherswill listen.

Clin - She is still very obsessive abouteverything. At meal times she hoardsfood and during the day she can usually be seen with a piece of paperplaced around one of her toes like jewelry.

Grisby - She is a quiet individual that goes abouther life avoiding conflict. Grisby does have asense of humour and enjoys playing silly games.

Micky - He is a very reliable member of thegroup and is always ready to step forward if anyone needs his help. Micky has been enjoyingintroductions with Hebe and Johni.

Busta - He loves to have fun and is always looking for the next opportunity to play withsomeone, especially Gamba. Busta spends a lot oftime sitting along side of Johni and Hebe.

Paco - He is growing and maturing into abeautiful and kind adult male. Paco is popularwithin the group and is most likely to take overfrom Paddy one day.

Gamba - His small stature and devious charactermeans that most of the others do not take himseriously. Gamba often tries to tease Paddy.

Peppa - She is still a lower ranking individualbut that is likely to change with time as she has avery strong character and is a large female. Peppahas spent a lot of time with Johni and Hebe andis very kind to them.

Lola - She is one of the lowest ranking femalesand tries to be everyone's friend. Lola was veryprotective of Suzie and Eddie just after the birth.

Olympia - She gets along well withall of the others but is not very high ranking. She still loves visitingHebe and has a strongmother/daughter relationship withher.

Athena - She is growing up intoquite a big girl. Athena has been visiting Johni and Hebe but as she isyoung, she quickly gets bored withthe two little ones.

Chatta - Having originally moved infrom a different group, Chatta has managed tofind her place in Paddy's group. She stays out oftrouble by being quiet but when it is time tospray everyone's hands and feet with oil, she isthe first in line.

Kay - She has developed into quite a strongwilled chimp. Even though she is low ranking atthis point in her life, Kay always lets her feelingsbe known.

Hebe - She is quite a nice person but does notunderstand that when she plays rough, she canpack a mean nip. Having spent her first year oflife with her mother, she is far more developed,both mentally and socially, than Johni.

Johni - She is a very nice person that gives everyone a warm welcome. The introductions tothe rest of the chimps have been a bit scary forher but she is doing well and has found closefriends in Peppa and Beth.

Lately the bachelors have been using the middlepavilion where they can get a good look at thevisitors to the park. They really enjoy watchingall the different people go by.

Butch - He is the Alpha male of the group andnobody questions his authority. He regularly displays to remind the others of his strength.

Charlie - He has settled in very well with thebachelor group and seems to enjoy the companyof hs old friend Butch. In the event of any trouble,Butch will always stand up for Charlie.

Jestah - He is second in charge of the group andoften tries to push his weight around with theothers. He is still very close to Buxom.

Buxom - With Jestah as a good friend, Buxom isquite high ranking in he group. He is not a verycheerful person and is always looking for trouble.

Mojo - He is never far away from Rocky and thetwo love playing together. Mojo is the strongsilent type.

Pacito - He has finally settled into chimpanzeesociety and lives life to the full. Pacito has a good

friend in Freddy and spends a lot of time chasing and playing.

Rocky - He is one of the lower ranking chimps inthe group but has found a good friend in Mojo.Rocky is a nice person who is always trying tostay out of trouble.

Kyko - He is a very friendly chimp and will happily groom anyone in the group. Kyko alsoenjoys the company of his keepers and reallyanyone who will visit.

Freddy - It took a long time for Freddy to find hisplace in chimpanzee society. Now he loves toplay with everyone else and often seeks out thecompany of Kyko and Pacito.

Sammy - He is one of the nicest chimps in thepark. He loves the company of other chimps andof visitors that come to the park. He is a happy golucky kind of guy.

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Cindy

Butch

Woolly Monkeys - A new four year oldfemale, named Willy, arrived at the parkduring October. She was confiscated in StMartin having been smuggled fromColumbia. Willy has settled in well andloves playing with Xuzy the old female.Milagra is currently pregnant and we arehopeful that Polly and Tsjika will followshortly. Baby Rosa is growing fast andKismo is still the gentle leader. Branco stillhas difficulty finding his place in the groupbut he gets along well with all the others.

Capuchins - All three capuchins are doingvery well. They love each other's companyeven though they have all spent the majority of their lives in solitary confinement in people's homes or in petshops. Sinbad is a very friendly monkeyand loves to play while Arthur is a bit of acantankerous old man. Terri just loves thecompany and the outdoors.

Squirrel Monkeys - We now have eightsquirrel monkeys. The four youngsters aregrowing fast and are doing ever more daring acrobatics.

Common Marmosets - We currently havethree common marmosets that were all rescued from the pet trade in Britain. Thetwo males, Gismo and Manuel, get alongvery well with the one female, Mystic.

Goeldi's Monkeys - We have a pair of goeldi's monkeys that came to us fromSweden and Holland. The male is called

Oberon and the female is called Mel.They are inseparable and we should beexpecting babies sometime soon.

Stump-tailed Macaques - The three groupsare all doing very well in their new house.Finally the weight loss regime is starting towork and the younger lads are getting fit.The first of the outdoor enclosures has beenfinished and the nine males in the bachelorgroup have gone outside for the first time intheir lives. It is great to see.

Barbary Macaques - The six barbarymacaques are all getting on in years. Theychoose to stay outdoors all winter eventhough they have a heated house available.We have been trying to give them supplements to help ease stiff joints but theyare tough and not very keen.

Ring-tailed Lemurs - We now have 21 ring-tailed lemurs in Malagasy. Duringbreeding season, he females drive everyonecrazy with their dominant behaviour butthings have settled down now.

Ruffed Lemurs - We have three hybridruffed lemurs that we gave a home to fortheir remaining years. They are older nowbut still enjoy climbing, running and playing (especially while hanging upsidedown).

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Busta

Athena

Rocky

SquirrelMonkey

Ring-tailed lemurs

Fred, The stump-tailed Macaque

Woolly Monkeys

We have many plans for our group for orangutans as our work with Pingtung Rescue

Centre for Endangered Wild Animals and theTaiwanese Authorities continues. There are still manyorangutans at the Pintung Rescue Centre that wewould like to be able to offer a permanent home toand as we are able to take more, the TaiwaneseAutorities will continue their confiscations of orangutans kept in people's homes.

If you have seen Series 4 of Monkey Buisness you willhave met Tuan, a large male orangutan that escapedfrom someone's home and was running wild throughthe streets of T'aichung City in Taiwan. It took a cou-

ple of days before Tuan was finally apprehendedand brought to the rescue centre in Pingtung.

A year later and Tuan has passed all of hishealth checks and is ready to head for

Dorset. We have also finally recieved theall clear on a young female named

Hsiao-quai. All arrangements havebeen made and Tuan and Hsiao-lan

will be moved to Monkey World atthe end of January. However, the

current orangutan house atMonkey World is far too

small to take these two new arrivals so there is a hugemaster plan underway.

Over the past few months, we have built a new housewith bedrooms along side of the end pavilion and wehave gutted and re-designed the pavilion. As soon asall the work is complete, we will be moving Amy,RoRo, Hsaio-quai, Lucky and Gordon to the endpavilion and bedrooms. They will then have time tosettle in to their new house and two acre enclosurebefore Tuan and Hsaio-lan arrive. But this is only temporary accommodation!

Over the coming year we are planning a new orangutan complex that will take up at least 8 acres(3.5 hectares) of our new site. The complex will

provide a home for Tuan's Group and up to 6 bachelors with three different 2 acre enclosures. Threeseparate buildings will be interconnected so that weare able to mix and match the orangutans and theirpersonalities.

You may be wondering where the bachelor groupwill be and what will happen with the old orangutanhouse? In the short term, the boys will have their oldenclosure back with the middle pavilion and manybedrooms. At the old orangutan house we are intending to move the Nursery Group in as Evelineand Honey are starting to grow up and we want togive them more space. So it is changing rooms foreveryone!

Please help us to make his happen. Any donations can be sent to the Ape Rescue Trust-The Hosue of Tuan. Remember, all donations go to a 100% fund and

NO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE REMOVED.

We are also working to secure a safe future for many more chimpanzees that have been smuggled into Turkey and we are still campaigning to get British Government to stop

the exotic pet trade in Britain.

You can also help by adopting a monkey or ape and you will receive a year's passto the park, a photo of your monkey or ape, a certificate and the Ape RescueChronicle three times per year.

Help by donating goods such as fruit, vegetables or bread. The primates alsoneed vitamins and minerals such as Cod Liver Oil, Primrose Oil, Vitamin C andAcidophilus. We can also use thick ropes and heavy duty dog toys.

Establish a legacy for long-term welfare of the primates and be rememberedin our memorial garden.

Monkey World-Ape Rescue Centre, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6HH, England

Tel: (44) 1929 462 537 Fax: (44) 1929 405 414

E-mail: apes@monkeyworld.org Website:www.monkeyworld.org

Director: Mr Jim Cronin, Scientific Director: Dr Alison Cronin

Operations Manager: Mr Jeremy Keeling

Design: David Dancey Wood, Ben Mason

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Tuan is waiting to come

Plans for the New Orangutan ComplexGordon