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Summary: Buying a monkey has become increasingly difficult because of international and national laws regulating and preventing the sale or import of monkeys. Learn about how zoos obtain and loan monkeys from other zoos and countries with information from a biological anthropologist and primate specialist in this free video on monkeys.
Dr. Sian Evans is a scientist with Monkey Jungle in Miami, Fla. She was born and educated in the United Kingdom. She studied Zoology at the University of London, and received a...read more
"Hello my name is Dr. Sian Evans. I am scientist at Monkey Jungle in Miami, Florida. In this clip we are going to talk about how to buy a monkey. In reality monkeys are not commercially traded very frequently these days. There are many international and national laws that regulate and in many cases prevent it. For example it is not possible for many private individuals in fact most private individuals to import monkeys from overseas. Most zoos acquire monkeys now on loan from other zoos. Monkeys breed in captivity and the offspring is sent to other zoos that would like to display monkeys for the public to appreciate and learn about. Occasionally primates may be bought and sold but the days of this happening are fading fast. This is Dr. Sian Evans."
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gpcs said
on 3/4/2009 There's some very specific reasons why it's increasingly difficult to buy monkeys/primates; starting with the recent Connecticut chimpanzee attack. Monkeys make horrible pets and most people buy them on impulse having done little to no research. I'm astonished that a "professional primatologist" would spread this type of information.-George