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PatentiereOur monkeys Charly, Chico, Lee and Tommy
Most of the monkeys at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center come from poor private husbandry, where they have lived in inappropriate conditions.
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Our four monkey sponsored animals are introduced in more detail here:
CharlyRhesus monkey
Rhesus monkey Charly was born in 2010 and has already been through a lot. Here at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center, he can finally come to rest.
When Charly and his father Tommy moved in with us in July 2020 after a stopover at Tierhilfeverein Kellerranch e. V., both animals were very aggressive and highly maladjusted. No wonder - the rhesus monkeys were confiscated from catastrophic conditions in a private facility.
Charly and Tommy greet strangers with a real monkey show: The two then climb wildly along the bars, screaming and drumming against the metal sheets attached to the bottom of the bars. But since their neutering, they are much calmer and enjoy the toys that our keepers make for them.
Sometimes Charly still exhibits behavioral problems in stressful situations and pulls his own hair out. Our carers look after him with lots of love and experience. This helps: from time to time, Charly and Tommy even patiently groom each other's fur. A clear sign of relaxation and trust!
Support our rhesus monkey Charly with a sponsorship.
ChicoVervet monkey
Like most of our residents, our vervet monkey Chico had a difficult start in life. Chico was born in captivity in 1995 to a private individual who kept him together with other monkeys for years in miserable conditions.
In 2008, Chico first came to an animal shelter and from there, in 2011, to the newly built primate-friendly monkey house in our Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center. Here he lives together with his fellow monkey Lee in one of the four spacious indoor areas, to which an outdoor enclosure is also attached. At last Chico can lead a monkey-friendly life and climb, run, play and romp around to his heart's content!
Chico is a real bon vivant and is always on the lookout for something edible. Although vervet monkeys are omnivores, Chico likes vegetables best. But he also likes fruit and loves treats such as honey bread, peanuts, rice, pasta and prunes.
The intelligent animal particularly enjoys searching for these treats in hiding places. But the most important thing is: Chico is not alone at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center. This is because the highly social vervet monkeys absolutely need to be close to their conspecifics. Chico and Lee are active during the day and we can regularly see them grooming each other - this shows a great deal of trust between the animals and strengthens their bond.
Chico is always happy to have new sponsors - support him with a sponsorship.
LeeVervet monkey
Our vervet monkey Lee has been through an incredible ordeal. We don't know how old she is. But we assume that she was born in 1996. Lee was kept as an individual in a bar for years - an untenable situation for such an active and social animal! In addition, Lee was fed a completely wrong diet and had to endure cigarette smoke, loud music and often drunken guests day in, day out.
So it was no wonder that Lee showed severe behavioural problems when she arrived at a Dutch animal welfare organization in 2012: she had mutilated her tail so badly that a bone was exposed and she had to be operated on. As the organization was unable to take Lee in permanently, she came to us at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Centre in late autumn 2012.
Lee settled in very quickly. In our primate-friendly monkey house, she lives in one of the four spacious indoor areas together with her conspecific Chico. When it's warm, Lee likes to sit in the adjoining outdoor enclosure and let the sun shine on her fur. At last she can recover from all the unspeakable exertion!
But the most important thing is: Lee is not alone at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center. Because vervet monkeys absolutely need to be close to their conspecifics. Lee and Chico are active during the day and we can regularly see them grooming each other - this shows a great deal of trust between the animals and strengthens their bond.
Lee would be delighted if you would support her with a sponsorship.
TommyRhesus monkey
Rhesus monkey Tommy was born in 2005 and has already been through a lot. Here at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center, he can finally come to rest.
When Tommy and his son Charly moved in with us in July 2020 after a stopover at Tierhilfeverein Kellerranch e. V., both animals were very aggressive and highly maladjusted. No wonder - the rhesus monkeys were confiscated from catastrophic conditions in a private facility.
One reason for this behavior was also the terrible pain that Tommy had to endure: seven of his teeth were severely infected and had to be extracted.
Tommy and Charly greet strangers with a real monkey business: The two then climb wildly along the bars, screaming and drumming against the metal sheets attached to the bottom of the bars. But since their neutering, they are much calmer and enjoy the toys that our keepers make for them.
Our carers look after him with a lot of love and experience. This helps: now and again, Tommy and Charly even patiently groom each other's fur. A clear sign of relaxation and trust!
Support our rhesus monkey Tommy with a sponsorship.
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