Comments on: Springtime Monkey Business

By: Patience

Patience — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:59:42 +0000

I am doing a report on the Allen Swamp Monkey for school. I can’t seem to find anywhere how far and high they can jump do you know? I really enjoyed reading about Kinah. My favorite story was when she froze her hands with the popsicle.

Moderator’s note: According to our keepers, when we design exhibits we allow a 20-foot distance. Swamp monkeys are a bit more terrestrial than many guenons, preferring to swim and run on lower ground rather than leaping between branches.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:24:47 +0000

Thanks, for filling in my blanks, Nerrisa. Jaribu was the one I was thinking about. Will he someday have his own troop? If so, maybe he and Kinah can be matched up together again. They seemed to bond really well.

Is Murrie the monkey with one arm? As I recall she is. Who was her first baby?

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:55:19 +0000

Thank you Nerissa for the blog and the additional info. I think we all feel that Kinah is just a little bit ” ours” after reading Janet’s wonderful entries about her early days in the nursery. Please continue to keep us updated on this wonderful little monkey and all of her family and friends!!

By: Nerissa

Nerissa — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:43:58 +0000

Margaret- Dixie went to live with another troop of Swamp Monkeys last year and last I heard is doing well. Mr. Toad, Bunzi and the kids were separated from the wild-born Swamp Monkeys a few months ago since our oldest male, Msafiri was getting big enough to form his own troop. The other male in that troop, named Jaribu, was Kinah’s favorite playmate. Fortunately, Kinah and Makonnen get along very well together and have each other to play with.

By: Lid A

Lid A — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:09:13 +0000

I love reading SDZ blogs. I live in Texas but it seems you guys have all the drama! I love it! I visited SDZ last year but I didn’t plan it and I sure regret it because the zoo was huge! So I didn’t get to see the Pandas (basically every animal) because there was a line ..Anyways just wanted to drop a line to say thank you for keeping us up to date about every animal.

By: Mae in NJ

Mae in NJ — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:52:28 +0000

Good girl, Kinah! You’re lucky that her behavior influences the other monkeys instead of the other way around.

Great blog. Love the image of the monkeys foraging for their own food!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:37:03 +0000

Thanks, Nerissa, for much appreciated update on Kinah, Bunzi, and family. It sounds like all the love and attention giving to Kinah to help her survive her first few months have paid off big time with unanticipated rewards. As you said, she is still a little trooper. You did not list her grandmother Dixie. Did Dixie die, or has she returned to the other Swamp Monkey group that she originally came from? She seemed to get along with Kinah, but it has always been obvious that Bunzi considers Kinah her daughter as you so aptly mentioned. How do Kinah and Makonnen get along? I remember that last summer Kinah had a young male monkey friend to play with when she learned to swim and enjoy the water. Is Makonnen that play mate this year? Is Makonnen bigger than Kinah, since you mentioned that Kinah is the littlest of the monkeys?

We look forward to hearing more about their training to come indoors and to the tales of little Ambassador Kinah’s life.