La Vallée des Singes
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| Location | Romagne, France |
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| Coordinates | 46°14′34″N 0°17′23″E / 46.24270°N 0.2896°ECoordinates: 46°14′34″N 0°17′23″E / 46.24270°N 0.2896°E |
| Memberships | EAZA[1] |
| Website |
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La Vallée des Singes ("The Valley of the Monkeys") is a primate park in Romagne, France.
History
La Vallée des Singes was founded by Wim Mager who had previously founded the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands in 1971, which is the first free-roaming primate park in the world. The park, well known for its three species of great ape, first obtained gorillas in 1998, and first obtained it's chimpanzees from the TNO in 2004. La Vallée des Singes is famous for its group of bonobos; with the largest group in captivity as of 2016 numbering at 20 individuals. The zoo has had 5 successful births for this critically endangered species.
Animals
As of 2016, the park is home to 32 species of various primates, including Peruvian squirrel monkeys, black howler monkeys, Geoffroy's marmosets, red titi monkeys, white-faced saki monkeys, geladas, bonobos, ring-tailed lemurs, crowned lemurs, red ruffed lemurs, black-and-white ruffed lemurs, red-faced spider monkeys, pileated gibbons, western lowland gorillas, lesser spot-nosed monkeys, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, pygmy marmosets, mandrills, roloway monkeys, southern white-cheeked gibbons, golden-headed lion tamarins, emperor tamarins, white-belted black-and-white ruffed lemurs, black lemurs, red-bellied lemurs, yellow-breasted capuchins, barbary macaques, western chimpanzees, white-throated capuchins, golden-handed tamarins, silvery marmosets, golden lion tamarins, brown spider monkeys and woolly monkeys.
Notes
- ↑ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved September 1, 2012.