Jak arrived at Jungle Friends on August 2, 2008, when he was just over a year old and still on formula. Here he met another baby monkey named Abby who arrived the same day. Abby and Jak have a lot in common. Not only are they the same age, they both have endured a lot of disruption in their short lives as ‘pet’ monkeys. Jungle Friends is the fourth home for both Abby and Jak!

Jak was taken from his real mother at six weeks of age and sold. When his ‘owner’ died eight months later, he was passed off to a new home. Jak’s new humans believed they were doing ‘right’ by Jak when they agreed to adopt him – until they saw Jungle Friends featured on ABC Primetime. Then they understood that being a pet was no life for a monkey. Jak needed to be with other monkeys!

Jak loves playing on the “toys” that hang in his habitat. His favorite activity is to leap from the top of the barrel into the bucket, which he does with the dexterity of an athlete. Jak is quite shy and a bit timid, especially in comparison to Abby’s wild ways, but at Jungle Friends he can meet other youngsters of his own species, gradually building friendships at his own pace. Jak has finally found a home that will be rewarding and enriching -- and he will never be uprooted again.