Monkey

No need for any other information besides how they became extinct.
How can we prevent this from happening as sixth or first grade students,
and what are we doing to currently protect them?

Neither of those species is extinct. Not sure where you’re getting your information from. Red-backed squirrel monkeys were on the endangered species list, mainly because of deforestation (also hunting and the pet trade contributed to declining numbers), but last year they were upgraded to vulnerable, meaning their wild numbers are improving. There is currently a population of these squirrel monkeys at the zoo I worked at, as well as many other zoos.

Yes, I know. Maybe it’s illegal and it’s a wild animal and he’s hard to feed and he will shyt everywhere, and he’s only cute and fun when young and I need big space and maybe he will escape and kill all citizens in my town and eat my mom and…
I already know this.
I’d like to have opinion from Owner(s) or Expert(s).
Don’t reply if you’re not please.
Marmoset or Squirrel?

+ I had a squirrel, but I heard the Marmosets would bite anyone also, (but their care taker). I think it depends on how you can confine them and still let them have a life.

Hi, i need help with my project, i need to find alot of information about Squirrel Monkeys, Please don’t say Wikipedia, they don’t have all of the things i need.
I need
Family Tree: Find the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species of your organism.
explain how this species has evolved over time.

Relatives: Identigy at least 3 organisms that are in the same class as your organism. What characteristics do these organisms shre that places them in that class?

Homelife: discribe the environment in which your organism lives.
a. in what type of biome? in general, what type of climate and vegetation does that biome have?
b. natural habitat ( consider weather, temperature, and plant life)
c. what other organisms are likely to live in the same community?

What is the role your organism plays in its environment?
a.explain the positive effects your organism has in the environment.
b.explain any destructive effects of the same organism.
-> continuing onto details.
c. what sort of competiion does your organism experience? Identify other organisms with which it competes.
d. Identify at least 2 limiting factors that infulence the size of the population of your organism. Explain how these factors affect the population.
e. explain any symbiotic relationship in which your organism participates.

Answers would be much appreciated, you don’t have to answer all of these, just telling you what i need on a website so just tell me where i can go. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

START HERE -

http://www.angelfire.com/moon/dsmonkey/squirrel.html

The site below deals with " Environmental" factors
http://www.nyu.edu/its/pubs/connect/archives/01spring/SchwindtMonkey.html

are monkey legal in ca. if so how can get one

I want a small monkey like a squirrel monkey

can i catch them?

STATES WHICH BAN PRIVATE POSSESSION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming
http://www.petmonkey.info/laws.htm

Either way, no you do not ”catch” wild ones to domesticate. You get them from a breeder. Captive-bred.

Either way, it’s illegal where you live.

I’m looking to buy a squirrel monkey but i’m not sure if you can keep them in your house or not. If you can, how much are they and what is some information i should know?

Monkeys do not make good pets. There is simply no way to care for them thoroughly or safely in one’s home. One of their most basic needs is inclusion in a proper social group of their own species, so the fact that you want "a" monkey is a red flag. (If you’re now thinking of having several monkeys, forget it, they’ll put you in the hospital in no time.)

Aside from the harm this would do to the monkey and to yourself, think of what it takes to bring one monkey to the USA for the exotic pet trade. The answer is the deaths of countless other monkeys. Primate social groups are so tightly knit that they will defend the babies to their deaths, so those who collect baby monkeys to be sold as pets must first kill all adult members of the troop. Even after that is done, only a small fraction of the babies captured survive the transport. By purchasing a pet monkey, you would be supporting this business and ensuring its continuation.

I am a professional primate keeper at a zoo. One of our gibbons was a victim of this practice. She was kidnapped from the wild as an infant, and her fingers cut off to separate her from her dead mother, to whom she’d been clinging. She then lived as a pet for the first three years of her life, after which her owner had to get rid of her because she had grown too strong and intelligent to keep. She’s lived at my zoo ever since. Having been raised by a human, she was never able to learn how to survive among others of her species, so she must be housed alone. My co-workers and I go to great lengths to provide her with the highest quality of life possible. It is a heartbreaking situation, and it exists because of people who purchase primates as pets.

Also worth noting is that, of the hundreds of employees at my zoo, there are only two groups whose job is deemed dangerous enough that they must carry pepper spray on their persons. One is the large carnivore keepers. The other is the primate keepers, and that includes *all* primates, from tamarins and lemurs to great apes.

I want a squirrel monkey for my birthday and was wondering where i could buy a monkey from a exotic pet store or find a breeder in Houston.

I dont think that is a great idea, monkeys are not supposed to be pets, it is illegal unless you meet the regulations, so look into it !!!!

I want to know which monkey gets the least aggressive as it matures, I am looking to purchase a monkey, i have read a lot of good, and bad stories about keeping a monkey as a pet, I am looking at tamarins, capuchins, marmosets, and squirrel monkeys, I am willing to devote all my love to provide a caring and stable home for a monkey

a pet and trained monkey..none from the wild would be good..

Thank you and please answer the question if you own a Capuchin or Squirrel Monkey and I can talk to you about owning one because I am very interested. It is legal here in Ohio and I doresearch everyday since like the past year.

You first have to make sure that you are the right person for a monkey. The most common species of monkey kept is the capuchin all though spider monkeys and macaques are also commonly kept. Here are some site that may help.

http://www.monkeymaddness.com
http://www.monkeymatters.com
http://monkeyzone.com
http://simiansociety.org
http://simply-simian.com

I also have a yahoo group for exotic pet owners called "You Have A What?"

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/you-have-a-what/
There are several monkey owners there that would love to help you.

You have to check in your state first to see if they are legal to own in that state and also you may need a permit, many exotics require a special permit to own. Also just fyi, monkeys stink to high heaven and love to bite bite bite, they do NOT make good pets. So be prepared !!! and best of luck.

do u know a price range to keep a squirrel monkey or common marmoset in oregon, or all the states? just a price range, and also, do u have to pay per year or month 4 the liscence? thanks

if ur wondering what im talkin about, here:
http://flickr.com/photos/monkeymumsandy/344084698/in/photostream/

http://exoticpetco.com/primates/squirrelmonkey.jpg

http://licenseinfo.oregon.gov/?fuseaction=license_icon&link_item_id=13954 – this site should answer your question.