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Eight to Date: Baby Monkey Boom in Trentham
We’re excited to confirm that 8 baby monkeys have been born at Trentham Monkey Forest so far in 2023! Every year, we aim to have between 6-10 babies, so we’re absolutely delighted to have seen 8 healthy little monkey babies arrive this year – with hopefully more in the pipeline. Our breeding program […]
Primates NOT Playmates – Why visitors cannot touch the monkeys
We are sorry! We know that some people might be completely exhausted about rules and restrictions, especially when it comes to social distancing. But we want to politely remind our guests that distancing is still a thing at the Forest, as we have 140 free-roaming, semi-wild endangered primates to protect. Our Barbary macaques are very […]
Who’s that Barbary macaque with the curved back?
In late spring/early summer, as you may know, we are lucky enough to welcome beautiful baby Barbary macaques into the world. These babies go on to learn about life within the troop. How to interact with each other, play and climb trees. If you follow us on social media, you will see that we make […]
Covid Restrictions Update – 19th July: What a lovely 16th birthday present, normality!
After a tough couple of years for the Forest, where we have had to adapt and be on our monkey toes at every corner, we are so excited to share with you our plans for when the national COVID-19 restrictions ease on the 19th July. As you may already know, this week the Prime Minister […]
MYSTIC MONKEY GETS HIS HAT-TRICK – COULD HE MAKE IT A FOURTH?
A ‘Mystic Monkey’ at Trentham Monkey Forest has predicted the result of every England EURO 2020 knockout round fixture and got it correct three times in a row. Could he make it a fourth for us to bring it home? Trentham Monkey Forest have been placing two buckets of delicious monkey pellets before an […]