There is nothing simple about Simon the squirrel monkey, who arrived at Jungle Friends on April 17, 2007, fit and ready for action! Simon had been “rescued” from a pet shop. His new ‘owner’ could not stand to see him living in the deplorable conditions there, so Simon moved – from one pet store to another, for that was his new owner’s line of work also. Although he wasn’t ‘for sale’, Simon lived in the store with the other exotic ‘merchandise’. Confined to an indoor cage, Simon could not get the sunlight needed for young bones to grow strong. His space was not sufficient for him to expend his enormous energy, and he had no companion of his own species. No wonder Simon was biting the customers! His new owner soon realized that Simon’s needs could not be met in that environment.

So, Jungle Friends was contacted, and as soon as we could build a new outdoor habitat for him, Simon moved to the sanctuary. Now Simon has plenty of space and sunshine, and if all goes well he will soon have a companion. It seems that Simon has already caught the eye of another one of our squirrel monkey residents. Kilroy is trying to get a better view of his new friend, and making monkey sounds to him, and Simon sings right back.

The image of Simon's artwork is not yet available on the website, but you can still order a print or photo art below. Or, click here to view paintings by other Jungle Friends monkeys. Framed print only ($30) Photo Art ($40) Example of Photo Art:

Have artwork by Simon created for you! 5x7 ORIGINAL ARTWORK 5x7 unframed ($50) 5x7 custom framed ($100) 8x10 ORIGINAL ARTWORK 8x10 unframed ($75) 8x10 custom framed($150)