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72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America
The capuchin monkey is deemed the second most dangerous animal in Latin America, beat only by the jaguar. This includes footage and interviews shot at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary.
Gainesville Startup Launches with 45 Days of Good Deeds
The founder of a startup retail company is focused on giving back to his local community, including volunteering at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary.
Lab Chimps Are Moving to Sanctuaries — Slowly
Medical experimentation on chimpanzees has ended, butmoving all of them into retirement will be a difficult task.
Former Lab Chimpanzee Overcomes Difficult Diabetes Treatments With Help of Patient Caretakers
Noelle Almrud, Director of Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, wrote about how caregivers have been able to treat medically complex chimpanzee Lulu Belle, and how resilient Lulu has been.
Zoo Knoxville Staff to Help Fla. Ape Center Hit by Hurricane Irma
A volunteer crew from Zoo Knoxville traveled to Florida and the Center For Great Apes to help with clean-up after Hurricane Irma.
Monkeys Ready to Go Home After Irma
A local news crew visited Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in the days after Hurricane Irma, to assess the damage to the property and see how the monkeys fared in their indoor safety spots.
Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch to sponsor event Sept. 16
The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch near Murchison is scheduled to host the Welcome Neighbor Bus Tour.
Monkey Finds Love in New Home
At the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville, Leiah the marmoset has found a new home — and love. The primate sanctuary provides homes for 12 monkey species. Leiah, a 4-year-old common marmoset and former pet from South Florida, became the sanctuary’s newest resident Saturday. Her former owners could no longer take care of Leiah after the death of her partner, Luke, said Lindsey Jean, one of the facility’s caretakers.
Party of the Apes: Chimp Celebrates 41st Birthday With Her Friends and Delicious Treats
One happy chimpanzee inside a Washington state sanctuary has celebrated her 41st birthday with her favorite foods and a few of her close friends.
Chimpanzee Celebrates 41st Birthday with Troll Doll Party
Foxie the chimpanzee celebrated her 41st birthday at Washington’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest with dozens of troll dolls and special watermelon fruit bowls.
‘The Fund for Animals’ Looks for Summer Volunteers
Noelle Almrud, Director of Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, appeared on Fox51 Good Day to let the public know the sanctuary was seeking volunteers.
Many Animals Recently Rescued in Georgia Enter Black Beauty Ranch
The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch is providing permanent sanctuary to 18 goats, three sheep and three pigs who were among more than 350 animals rescued from deplorable conditions on a Georgia property in April.