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Location:

Monkey Village

Squirrel Monkey

  • The Troop are all named for Harry Potter Characters!

  • We have  23 monkeys total. 

  • 14 adult adult females were part of troop arriving in 2023.

  • 9 babies born here at the Phx Zoo. 

  • See below for names & bead colors, and birth dates (if known)! 

Identifying Features:

  • Figg (F) - Light blue bead - Least nervous & most interested

  • *Kreacher (M) (7/20/24) - offspring of Figg

  • Tonks (F) - Light purple bead - Very pronounced & round arches, "chops"

  • Rowena (F) - Black bead - "Pointy" chin, bold around guests

  • Hedwig (F) - Yellow bead - Very round, fluffy face, eyebrows

  • *Lavender (F) (8/9/24) - offspring of Hedwig

  • Sybill (F) - Red bead 

  • *Cedric (M) (5/2/24) - Clear bead - offpsring of Sybill

  • Aurora (F) - Pink bead - "Pointy" triangular arches, smaller body, bold & playful

  • *Neville (M) (6/28/24) - offspring of Aurora

  • Helga (F) - Orange bead - Very pink around eyes, lots of chin fluff

  • *Padma (F) (7/13/24)- offspring of Helga

  • Millicent (F) - Orange w/ silver stripes - Elf like ears, smaller, alien shaped head

  • Myrtle (F) - Red w/ silver stripes bead - Round head, super dark sideburns

  • *Fleur (F) (7/26/24) - offspring of Myrtle

  • Sprout (F) - Blue w/ silver stripes bead

  • Rita (F) - Silver striped bead - Very fluffy chin & ears, less noticeable sideburns

  • Bellatrix (F) - Dark sideburns into her cheeks, dark "helmet", short torso

  • *Winky (F) (8/28/24) - offspring of Bellatrix

  • Narcissa (F) - Green bead - "Mean" face

  • *Finnigan (M) (7/4/24) - offspring of Narcissa

  • Minerva (F) - White bead - Round face, "short" head, dark sideburns

  • *Potter (M) - offspring of Minerva

History:

  • New troop arrived April 2023, consisting of 15 individuals

  • Several babies were born within a few months after the troop arrived, but not all survivied. They have a high infant mortality rate. 

  • Three offspring born in 2023 were transferred to other zoos, Dobby, Ginny, & Luna.

  • Dobby went to the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo College in Florida.

  • Sadly, we also lost Albus, the male in Monkey Village in August of 2024. Albus (M) - Dark Blue bead

More Information:

  • One of the only walk-through monkey exhibits in the US

  • Native to tropical forests of Central and South America

  • Popular in pet trade and medical research

  • Can leap more than 20 feet

  • Multimale & multifemale social groups

  • Diurnal & arboreal (spend < 1% of time on ground)

  • Females provide all parental care - allomothering (work together to care for young)


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