Ayeshe who lives in James troop somehow managed to get a branch impaled in her. We don't know what she did overnight but the good news is she was trapped and taken to the vets the same day. The branch was removed and we now have to change her bandage daily and keep the wounds clean as it is a deep, severe wound. Can you believe she was walking around and climbing trees well before we could catch her....they certainly keep us on our toes. #resilience #ER #stickimpaled #veterinary #primatevet
Charlotte had another good day in the Gismo troop today. She has a juvenile friend and protector called Marcy, enjoys exploring by herself and is drinking and eating well Tonight she decided to return to her intro cage again for the night but we are sure she will stay out in the trees soon. #nevergiveup #everythingispossible PC @punilu
The day Charlotte fans have been waiting for...brave little Charlotte finally took her first steps out into Gismo troop today to join her new family. This little lady has overcome so much after being shot in the head with a pellet gun. We are all so happy for her Charlotte was exploring all the trees and having lots of fun. Tonight she decided to go back home to her intro cage with female Uh-Oh but will go out again tomorrow. #nevergiveup #everythingispossible PC @punilu
Orphans whose mum's were killed by cars...Kappi & Roddy fast asleep. There were storms today so they spent the day in the indoor baby area called Loveland with their human carer and cozy hot water bottles. #monkeysarenotpets #primaterescue PC @connie.needham
Orphans Kappi & Roddy are doing great together both are drinking their milk well. They had just had a drink so they aren't hungry but they do look for comfort now and again which is natural as they don't have their mum's teats. So for now they get comfort from other monkeys and their human carers who are with them 24hrs a day #monkeysarenotpets PC @connie.needham
Charlotte has been playing a lot lately and also pulling at the door to the troop to go out, here she is with foster mum Uh-Oh. The 2 of them will go out into Gismo troop this week, exciting for Charlotte who was shot in the head by a pellet gun not so long ago. #nevergiveup #everythingispossible PC @punilu
Orphans Roddy & Kappi taking a nap after an exciting day of meeting each other. PC @connie.needham
Orphan Kappi was collected more than 4hrs away from Chimp Eden where he had been dropped off by the SPCA after his mum had been killed by a car. He is spending the night with little Roddy so they have company alongside their human carers❤ #primaterescue #monkeysarenotpets PC @connie.needham
Orphan Roddy at 13 days old. Roddy loves to explore the Disneyland area which is where the babies get to climb, play and be monkeys. Roddy's teeth started to come through at 9 days old and he is doing so well. Another orphan will be arriving tomorrow so he will have a friend, we are looking forward to them meeting each other and for the day they meet their monkey foster mums. #primatesarenotpets #monkeyrescue #primaterehabilitation PC @girardsidonie
Charlotte fans, you can now virtually adopt Charlotte, the link is in the story.
Orphan Roddy is just 8 days old, look how well he's drinking from a bottle now. It takes a lot of time and perseverance to get them drinking from a bottle but they do need to be able to so they can meet their monkey foster mum at 6 weeks old for their next steps iin their rehabilitation. We have had some messages asking why we don't post many photos of his human carers computing him and holding him, this is because of the sad fact that some people still try to keep them as pets or sell them. No primate should be kept as a pet, they belong with their own kind in a wild environment. Rest assured Roddy is with a human carer 24 hours a day getting all the love, care and support for him to thrive. #primatesarenotpets
Charlotte sandwiched between foster mum Uh-oh on the left and Poppy on the right. Still going good at Gismo integrations. We just have her spending a little more bonding time with the alphas like Plotty before she joins the troop to ensure she has enough protection in her new extended family. Look out for the new Charlotte adoption online... PC @connie.needham
Orphan Roddy is getting more confident and strong by the day, here he is taking a few steps... he's now on 3 hourly feeds at night as he is drinking milk well which also means his human carers can get a whole extra hour sleep too 🙂 #primatesarenotpets #primaterescue #monkeysanctuary
Orphan Roddy says goodnight to all his wonderful supporters, thank you for caring ❤ #primatesarenotpets PC @connie.needham
Update on little orphan Roddy now 4 days old. His mum was killed by a car and he still had his umbilical cord attached. He's doing fantastic, listen to the commentary by VMF baby mum @connie.needham . He will need to stay in human care for at least the next 5 weeks but then we will be happy to see him get a monkey foster mum and be hands off from people so he can live as wild a life as possible. #notpets #primatesarenotpets #primaterescue
Roddy's second day at the sanctuary as he's just woken up. He is doing very well and drinking more milk. We can already see he's going to be quite a little character and look forward to the day he will meet a monkey foster mum. As he's so young it's important we try to mimic what they would do in the wild which at his age is basically clinging on to mum, getting a bit of a groom and suckling (in this case from a bottle). He doesn't have any teeth yet so won't be starting solid foods until a few weeks time. PC Hana Bruger
The orphan season has begun today with the first orphan arriving at just 2 days old called Roddy. A kind lady found him and took him to the vets. A VMF supporter took care of him during the night with advice from VMF before driving far to meet halfway so we could collect him. He still had his umbilical cord attached and it sounds like his mum was killed by a car. So far he looks healthy and has drank milk today. Follow his story.... PC @connie.needham #primatesarenotpets
Update on Rox who was orphaned and hit by a car breaking both his legs a couple of yrs ago. One leg had to be amputated, the other was pinned and saved. He went through a lot of challenges and amazingly adult male Jethro (2nd pic) took him under his wing and really wanted to protect him in Skunkey troop from day 1 always by his side. Jethro even carried him on his belly which is very rare for males. Such a special combo who are still seen a lot together now.... PC @markfergus
Orphan Elio enjoying time with foster mum Maggie Mae in the Goliath troop. PC @punilu
Kinney arrived as an orphan in Nov 2020. His mum was killed by a car and he was found still clinging to her. Now he lives happily in Skunkey troop with his new family aswell as orphans Punim, Bru, Rene, Button and Rox. PC @markfergus
