stories – Primate Care https://primatecare.com the complete guide on primate ownership Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:48:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.16 Saying Goodbye https://primatecare.com/2017/01/saying-goodbye/ Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:48:38 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=1794 By Mary Lynn Campbell I spent the last part of this year trying to not only run a “Hospice-care” for my beloved Chewie, but to more...

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]]> Let’s Learn More About Ring-tailed Lemurs with Rocky – Part 1 https://primatecare.com/2014/04/lets-learn-more-about-ring-tailed-lemurs-with-rocky-part-1/ https://primatecare.com/2014/04/lets-learn-more-about-ring-tailed-lemurs-with-rocky-part-1/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:51:21 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=1366 By Donna Bandy We got our first ring-tailed lemur Rocky 11 1/2 mos. ago, but before getting him, I learned a lot from a couple more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2014/04/lets-learn-more-about-ring-tailed-lemurs-with-rocky-part-1/feed/ 0 Project NIM on HBO https://primatecare.com/2012/12/project-nim-on-hbo/ https://primatecare.com/2012/12/project-nim-on-hbo/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:15:43 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=1274 ​Raised like a child, studied as an experiment and returned to captivity when his animal instincts surfaced, Nim Chimpsky lived a life that was as more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2012/12/project-nim-on-hbo/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – Exotic Pet Store https://primatecare.com/2012/02/life-of-benji-exotic-pet-store/ https://primatecare.com/2012/02/life-of-benji-exotic-pet-store/#respond Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:02:24 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=1131 By now Benji, our capuchin, is about 1 year and 8 months old.  A week and a half ago, I found out that a new exotic animal more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2012/02/life-of-benji-exotic-pet-store/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – Mothersday https://primatecare.com/2011/05/life-of-benji-mothersday/ https://primatecare.com/2011/05/life-of-benji-mothersday/#respond Sun, 08 May 2011 19:25:36 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=842 it’s Motherday today so mission number one today is to make sure Pami, my wife, has all the peace she deserves.  Benji is therefore going more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2011/05/life-of-benji-mothersday/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – First Thanksgiving https://primatecare.com/2010/10/life-of-benji-first-thanksgiving/ https://primatecare.com/2010/10/life-of-benji-first-thanksgiving/#respond Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:56:33 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=838 It is Thanksgiving and Benji just fell asleep in my lap.  Benji has definitely become way more active around the house in comparison to a more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2010/10/life-of-benji-first-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – Exploring https://primatecare.com/2010/10/life-of-benji-exploring/ https://primatecare.com/2010/10/life-of-benji-exploring/#respond Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:10:11 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=829 Until today Benji would always stay within 2 feet of me or my wife.  For the first time ever Benji decided it was time to more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2010/10/life-of-benji-exploring/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – One week at home https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-one-week-at-home/ https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-one-week-at-home/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:39:51 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=826 We’ve had Benji for several days now.  The first few days he would just lie in my arms and cuddle but now he’s definitely started more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-one-week-at-home/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – Day 2 https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-day-2/ https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-day-2/#respond Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:15:26 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=816 I set my alarm clock so I would wake up 15 minutes earlier.  These extra 15 minutes should allow me to make him a bottle, more...

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]]> https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-day-2/feed/ 0 Life of Benji – Exotic Animal Auction https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-exotic-animal-auction/ https://primatecare.com/2010/09/life-of-benji-exotic-animal-auction/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:30:52 +0000 http://primatecare.com/?p=810 We’re ready to go to the exotic animal auction.  For the last few weeks I’ve been working really hard building on indoor enclosure in our more...

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