Life is always interesting at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary. With more than 500 monkeys, there is always something going on. For these primates, many of whom were rescued from roadside zoos, research laboratories, or private homes, this is their first experience at living life like a monkey: freedom of choice, a rich and varied diet, an enriched environment, and companionship with others of their kind. Their new life at the Sanctuary is filled with adventure, and the stories linked below will help you become better acquainted with some of these wonderful individuals.
Our Primate Postings are weekly updates on life at the Sanctuary, written and photographed by Co-director Sarah Kite. Here you'll find interesting snippets of information on various aspects of daily life for the primates.
"What's News" keeps you up-to-date on the latest happenings at the Sanctuary and the rehabilitation of newly rescued primates. Here also you will find the Sanctuary page from our quarterly magazine, Animal Issues.
Watermelon feast
Although there was a slight chance of rain this week, it remained hot and dry. There was no more nutritious or refreshing way to deal with the hot June afternoons here in South Texas than to hand out watermelons. We were fortunate to receive a number of yellow ones this week much to everyone’s delight. Although not enough for 500 monkeys, those individuals living in the semi-natural enclosures all enjoyed large slices. For everyone else, there weren’t too many complaints as we had plenty of strawberries to go around.
Latest videos from the Sanctuary
To catch the latest goings-on at click on these links:
Watch our resident group of longtail macaques, recently retired after spending years living in laboratory cages, enjoying a refreshing treat of watermelons at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary:
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