Izzle / Rhesus Macaque

Izzle is a male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) born on May 25th, 2004 in a laboratory. Izzle’s favorite food is mangos but when he is not eating he loves to interact with the various toys placed in his enclosure. His favorite enrichment items are his mirrors which he uses to look at himself and his surroundings, and his Kongs (snowman shaped chew toy) which he enjoys destroying by chewing them into tiny pieces. Izzle has been successfully paired with Batman and the two of them are forming a new friendship.

Batman / Rhesus Macaque

Batman is a male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) born on November 15th, 2008 in a laboratory. He arrived to the sanctuary in May 2018 with Timon from an out-of-state laboratory. He is doing great and our incredible staff analyzed behavior between River, Batman, Mars, and Timon, and we are happy to report we have created two happy pairs of monkeys: Timon and Mars; and Batman and River. Update: Sadly, we are devastated to report that River passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Batman is communicating with the other monkeys in the building and we have given him extra enrichment to help keep him foraging. He is playing with toys, chatting with the other monkeys, uprooting plants, swinging on branches, and grooming himself. Batman and Izzle have always shown an affiliation for eachother and so we are at least glad to report that Batman and Izzle are successfully paired. Izzle will never replace River as Batman’s BFF – we will always remember River’s playful spirit.

Mars / Rhesus Macaque

Mars is a male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) born in a laboratory on June 23rd, 2005. He has formed close bonds with his human caregivers who he frequently requests back scratches and grooming from. He is a food enthusiast who loves to forage and he loves figs and dried mango. He has a very sweet and silly nature and can often be found looking at you upside down from between his legs. We are proud to report we were able to successfully pair Mars with Timon so he now has a buddy to groom and spend the rest of his retirement days with.

Timon / Rhesus Macaque

Timon is a male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) born on March 28th, 2009 in a laboratory. He arrived to the sanctuary in May 2018 with Batman from an out-of-state laboratory. He is doing great and our incredible staff analyzed behavior between River, Batman, Mars, and Timon, and we are happy to report we have created two happy pairs of monkeys: Timon and Mars; and Batman and River.

Bella / Vervet Monkey

Bella, born on 12/24/01 is a female vervet monkey that we helped retire from the pet trade. Her caring owners knew she was getting to be too much to handle and sent her to Primates Inc where she could be well taken care of and live with other monkeys. This adorable, sweet girl is settling in wonderfully. Welcome to Primates Inc, Bella! She looks young at 18, right? We are proud to say Bella is now paired with Jojo and the two of them are happy with each other!

Jojo / Green Monkey

Jojo, born on August 22nd, 2018, is a male Green monkey that we helped retire from the pet trade at just one year of age. He showed instant affection toward Bella from afar – and now – thanks to the PI Primatologist and Primate Behavior Specialist assessing behavior, Bella and Jojo are successfully paired.