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Monkey Forest Celebrates Births of TWO Endangered Barbary Macaques
Trentham Monkey Forest is excited to announce the first baby arrivals of the year as two newborn Barbary macaques have been born within the past few weeks within our unique Staffordshire woodland. The two adorable babies were born to their proud mothers high up in the trees, overnight, as the monkeys live as close […]
MONKEY MUMS GIFTED FLOWERS FOR MOTHER’S DAY BY PRIMATE GUIDES
Monkey Mums at Trentham Monkey Forest were celebrated on Mother’s Day as our conservationists at the Staffordshire forest treated them with roses for them to eat (not put in a vase)! Within each group are several families, with up to FIVE generations (so yes, the park gave a flower to one of their great-great […]
Monkey Forest Team Watch Sir David Attenborough’s Documentary IN AMONGST primates inside woodland inhabited by featured Barbary macaque monkey
On the 1st March, our primate conservationists at Trentham Monkey Forest were treated to an unusual training programme, as they watched a David Attenborough documentary focused on the endangered primate they help to protect, INSIDE THE MONKEY FOREST ITSELF! Monkeys could be seen swinging from branch to branch whilst the park guides looked on […]
The Top 5 Things To Look Forward To At Monkey Forest
The winter at Trentham Monkey Forest has absolutely flown by! The team has been hard at work to make sure Monkey Forest is ready for opening on February 18th! We have been putting the graft in, improving areas of the park and we cannot wait to welcome you all back to Monkey Forest again! To […]
Sir David Attenborough describes Barbary macaques as “remarkable”
On the 30th of December, a new BBC Dynasties special aired, featuring a troop of Barbary macaques living in the Atlas mountains of Morocco. The one-off special, hosted as ever by Sir David Attenborough, utilised truly breathtaking videography of the species and underlined the main issues surrounding the decline in wild Barbary macaque populations. […]