Apenheul Primate Park is a zoo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. It specializes in apes and monkeys. It opened in 1971 and was the first zoo in the world where monkeys could walk around freely in the forest and between the visitors. It started with just a few species, now it displays more than 30 different primates, among them bonobo, gorilla and orangutan.[1]
Apenheul Primate Park was conceptualised by photographer Wim Mager in the 1960s, when it was legal for private citizens to own monkeys. Mager, who himself had several monkeys as pets, believed both humans and primates would benefit from housing the animals in a more natural forest-like environment. He created the apen-heul (from apen meaning monkeys, and heul, an old Dutch word for a safe haven).
Apenheul Primate Park opened in 1971 as a small but revolutionary park housing wool-monkeys and other species. It is located in the nature park of Berg en Bos (Mountain and Wood) and proved popular with visitors and primatologists alike, leading to subsequent expansions. In 1976, gorillas were introduced to Apenheul Primate Park, with the first gorilla baby being born three years later. This was only the second healthy baby that was born in captivity in the Netherlands and the third in the entire world. The baby was raised by its own mother, which remains a rare event.
A major setback occurred in 1981 when the cabin in which Apenheul Primate Park burned to the ground, killing 46 monkeys. The building was subsequently replaced.
In summer 2011, three adult male proboscis monkeys (9-year-old twin brothers Julau and Bagik, and 10-year-old half-brother Bena) joined the collection from Singapore Zoo to commemorate the zoo's fortieth anniversary. In 2012 Bena died due to heart failure. In 2013 Julau died due to liver failure. Later that year two males (Goalie, 3, and Jeff, 4) joined Bagik. However, Goalie died a few months after he arrived due to a blood protein deficiency. Two remained in Apenheul until early 2015 when Bagik, the last of the three original males, died due to a twisted large intestine. In 2015, Jeff left the collection to return to Singapore.
The zoo obtained collared mangabeys in 2016, who live on the old proboscis monkey island. The mangabeys will at some point live with the gorillas together with the L'Hoest's monkeys and potentially the patas monkeys.
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January 01, 1970
apenheul, primate, park, apeldoorn, netherlands, specializes, apes, monkeys, opened, 1971, first, world, where, monkeys, could, walk, around, freely, forest, between, visitors, started, with, just, species, displays, more, than, different, primates, among, the. Apenheul Primate Park is a zoo in Apeldoorn Netherlands It specializes in apes and monkeys It opened in 1971 and was the first zoo in the world where monkeys could walk around freely in the forest and between the visitors It started with just a few species now it displays more than 30 different primates among them bonobo gorilla and orangutan 1 Apenheul Primate ParkEntrance52 12 49 N 5 55 29 E 52 21367 N 5 92459 E 52 21367 5 92459Date opened1971 1 LocationApeldoorn NetherlandsNo of speciesAbout 70MembershipsNVD 2 EAZA 3 WAZA 4 Websitewww wbr apenheul wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Animals 2 1 Proboscis monkey 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Black capped squirrel monkeys Apenheul Primate Park was conceptualised by photographer Wim Mager in the 1960s when it was legal for private citizens to own monkeys Mager who himself had several monkeys as pets believed both humans and primates would benefit from housing the animals in a more natural forest like environment He created the apen heul from apen meaning monkeys and heul an old Dutch word for a safe haven Apenheul Primate Park opened in 1971 as a small but revolutionary park housing wool monkeys and other species It is located in the nature park of Berg en Bos Mountain and Wood and proved popular with visitors and primatologists alike leading to subsequent expansions In 1976 gorillas were introduced to Apenheul Primate Park with the first gorilla baby being born three years later This was only the second healthy baby that was born in captivity in the Netherlands and the third in the entire world The baby was raised by its own mother which remains a rare event A major setback occurred in 1981 when the cabin in which Apenheul Primate Park burned to the ground killing 46 monkeys The building was subsequently replaced Animals editApenheul is home to about 70 species of animals 35 of which are primates The park houses lemurs from Madagascar monkeys from Central and South America and monkeys and apes from Asia and Africa Primates include black capped squirrel monkeys yellow breasted capuchins black howlers Lac Alaotra bamboo lemurs crowned sifakas ring tailed lemurs red ruffed lemurs black and white ruffed lemurs red bellied lemurs crowned lemurs blue eyed black lemurs bonobos Bornean orangutans East Javan langurs collared mangabeys lion tailed macaques barbary macaques western lowland gorillas patas monkeys L Hoest s monkeys white faced saki monkeys golden headed lion tamarins northern white cheeked gibbons emperor tamarins silvery marmosets Goeldi s monkeys Venezuelan red howlers grey legged night monkeys pygmy marmosets Colombian white headed capuchins Colombian spider monkeys Hanuman langurs pied tamarins red titi monkeys golden lion tamarins black tufted marmosets black bearded sakis and woolly monkeys Proboscis monkey edit In summer 2011 three adult male proboscis monkeys 9 year old twin brothers Julau and Bagik and 10 year old half brother Bena joined the collection from Singapore Zoo to commemorate the zoo s fortieth anniversary In 2012 Bena died due to heart failure In 2013 Julau died due to liver failure Later that year two males Goalie 3 and Jeff 4 joined Bagik However Goalie died a few months after he arrived due to a blood protein deficiency Two remained in Apenheul until early 2015 when Bagik the last of the three original males died due to a twisted large intestine In 2015 Jeff left the collection to return to Singapore The zoo obtained collared mangabeys in 2016 who live on the old proboscis monkey island The mangabeys will at some point live with the gorillas together with the L Hoest s monkeys and potentially the patas monkeys See also editLa Vallee des SingesNotes edit a b History apenheul com Apenheul Primate Park Retrieved 10 September 2011 NVD Zoos nvdzoos nl NVD Retrieved 10 September 2011 EAZA Member Zoos amp Aquariums eaza net EAZA Retrieved 10 September 2011 Zoos and Aquariums of the World waza org WAZA Retrieved 10 September 2011 External links edit nbsp Media related to Apenheul Primate Park at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apenheul Primate Park amp oldid 1106681477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
