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From research lab to Tamarin Town

We did it! The ten ‘special needs’ cotton-top tamarins have arrived at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary! Xena, Monet, Chopin, Nicor, Gatsby, Hershey, Ashley, Odin, Volcano and Tripoli are out of the research lab forever. Thanks to our fantastic donors and... Read more

Ashley and Odin

Ashley 1982-2008Odin 1992-2009Ashley and Odin were cotton-top tamarins who retired from laboratory research in July 2008. Ashley and Odin, along with eight other tamarins, found a home at Jungle Friends when a research laboratory closed its doors. Origina... Read more

4 More Cotton-Top Tamarins Retired from Research!

On May 20, 2017, four Cotton-Top Tamarins retired to Jungle Friends from Laboratory Research. Diego, Itchy, Wren and Yodel will live out the rest of their lives here in their “Almost Wild” habitats.Until their retirement, Deigo, Itchy, Wren and Yodel neve... Read more

3 Squirrel Monkeys Retired from Malaria Research!

On March 9, 2017, Manny, Moe and Jack retired from Malaria research! Before their arrival here at the sanctuary, these boys never saw the outside of the research facility they were in. Once they arrived, caregivers at the sanctuary began introducing new f... Read more