The far western end of the zoo is dedicated to a series of
habitats for various species of greater and lesser apes, monkeys and
lemurs. Another zoo with Western
Lowland Gorillas who have an infant member--the squirrely little girl was all
over the place and I never got a clear photo of her, but rest assured, the
colony of Gorillas was healthy and vibrant.
Along with the ubiquitous Ring-tailed Lemurs were a few
Common Brown Lemurs,
Eulemur fulvus.
A species that I really love, the
Red-capped Mangabey,
Cercocebus torquatus, is a native of the equatorial region of Africa.
The other large primate at the Denver Zoo is a colony of
Sumatran Orangutans,
Pongo abelii.
This adolescent member scaled and then descended a faux-tree to the
delight of those present.
The seemingly required
Yellow-backed Duiker,
Cephalophus
silvicultor! Also housed in an
area that is also sometimes open to the Western Lowland Gorilla colony. Choices like this provide both species
with opportunities to experience one another vicariously through odors and
"artifacts" (like feces) that recreate connections they would have in
the wild.
Lovely, Madrills, Mandrillus sphinx.
De Brazza Monkey,
Cercopithecus neglectus--you never grow
tired of seeing this elegant animal.
A very common large monkey is the
Black-and-White Colobus,
Colobus guereza, which is also native to the sub-Saharan African
continent. Of all the zoos I've
seen them in, this habitat at the Denver Zoo is not only the most natural and
spacious, but also the best visibility for photography.
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