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| One of the marmosets |
At the end of March we were pleased to welcome two common marmosets to
the Isle of Wight Zoo. Common marmosets are a very small New World
monkey, found wild in South America.
We welcomed one male and one female, who came to us as a pair from a zoo
that was closing. The female marmoset used to live in an animal testing
laboratory in Scotland. When it was closed down she was rescued by a
rehoming service who found her a new home in the zoo world. She has been
living with the male for a few months now, and we are hopeful that they
may breed.
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| The Marmosets arrive in their new home |
They have been quarantined inside for the last month while our vet has
checked out their health. However, soon it will be time for them to come
outside, so our maintenance team have been working on their enclosure.
They still have to put on the roof, then knock a hole through the wall
in the marmosets' bedroom so they can come outside. We're hoping that
the rain holds off while they work!
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| Our Maintenance Team build the marmosets an enclosure |
In the meantime our visitors can see the marmosets through the viewing
window in their bedroom, which is next to the black lemur bedroom.
