Ramu
Type : Bonnet Macaque
Sex : Male
Age : Approx. 2 Years old on arrival
Date of Arrival : 25th July 2008
His plight was reported to us and John immediately went to rescue him. He was found sitting on the ground chained to a length of bamboo. He was very thin and existed on mainly sweets and chocolate from the family's children.
Through boredom he had become withdrawn and had lost all interest in life. Although he took some time to adjust it was not long before he was learning how to play and loved the swimming pool. Unfortunately he, like other male monkeys when they reach about 4 years of age, has become too aggressive to be taken out but he still enjoys life and has two doting females, Sasha and Hilary, to keep him company
Jo's blog is an insight in to the day to day problems of caring for these highly intelligent wonderful creatures. Often funny and amusing, but also, at times heartbreaking