Noah is a spider monkey who arrived at Jungle Friends on July 22, 2007, when he was three years old. An animal rescue organization in Florida took Noah in when his ‘owner’ developed health problems, leaving her unable to provide consistent care for her ‘pet’ monkey. Although willing to help any animal in need, the rescue facility did not have any other monkeys, and did not have a habitat suitable for a spider monkey. After conferring with Jungle Friends, they decided that it was in Noah’s best interest to transfer him to a primate sanctuary.
Noah was not sure how he felt about being relocated yet again, but his outlook brightened when he was introduced to Travis, one of the boys from the Jungle Friends spider monkey troop. Noah approached his first monkey friendship with caution, but soon grew more confident. Now the boys are hanging out together, sitting side by side and enjoying each other’s company.
Goldie is also quite ready to be friends, even grooming Noah through the 'monkey stop' that separates her habitat from Noah’s. Lizzy, too, is eager to get better acquainted with the new boy; we expect to see some wild and crazy monkey play when these youngster get together in the near future. Noah will be integrated into the larger troop as soon as his vasectomy can be scheduled.
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