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Where Can I Hold a Monkey in the U.S.?

Want to hold a monkey? If you are an animal lover and are looking to pet or hold a monkey there are a few places that let you get up and close and personal with one.

The following is a list of places where you can hold a monkey in the U.S.:

Myrtle Beach Safari:

Address: 851 Folly Ranch Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC

Website: myrtlebeachsafari.com

Founded in 1982, Myrtle Beach Safari is a 50-acre wildlife tropical preserve in South Myrtle Beach that features big cats, elephants, monkeys and more.

The facility offers five types of animal encounters during which you can hold or pet a monkey and other animals: Wildlife Encounter Day Tour, Night Safari, Photo Encounters, African Safari, and Private Encounters.

The Wildlife Encounter Day Tour is a three-hour safari during which guests meet a liger, feed an elephant, hold a baby tiger, meet an eagle, meet a cheetah and hold a monkey.

The Night Safari is a 2 to 3 hour nighttime safari during which guests enjoy a light dinner and then hand-feed big cats, meet an elephant, hold a monkey and roast marshmallows with chimpanzees.

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The Photo Encounter is a photo opp at the Safari Lodge during which guests can hold a baby tiger, a baby chimpanzee, a capuchin monkey or a wolf pup while photographers take photos of the guests.

It is not known what the African Safari entails because the page describing the encounter on the park’s website is not loading properly due to technical issues.

The Private Encounters is a one-hour one-on-one experience where guests can play with baby chimpanzees, swim in a heated pool with a tiger, or swim in a river with an elephant and then enjoy a pizza party with the elephant.

Myrtle Beach Safari is owned by Doc Antle, an animal trainer who was featured on the Netflix documentary Tiger King and was the subject of a three-part true crime documentary spin-off of Tiger King, titled Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story.

A word of warning about the park, in 2020 and 2022, Antle was indicted on Federal charges of wildlife trafficking, animal cruelty, violation of the Endangered Species Act and money laundering and has also been accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior by several women employed at the park.

North Georgia Wildlife & Safari Park:

Address: 2912 Paradise Valley Rd, Cleveland, GA

Website: www.northgeorgiazoo.com

Founded in 2010, the North Georgia Wildlife & Safari Park is a wildlife and safari park in Georgia that is home to more than 400 animals.

The park also has one of the largest petting zoos in Georgia and offers many types of animal encounters such as a wolf pup experience or baby sloth experience.

The park also offers a Primate and Friends encounter which is a 30 to 45 minute experience during which guests can hold and interact with a variety of different primates and animals such as gibbon, bushbaby, capuchin and lemurs.

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The North Georgia Wildlife & Safari Park is owned by husband and wife team Tom and Hope Bennett.

Zootastic Park:

Address: 448 Pilch Road, Troutman, NC 

Website: www.zootasticpark.com

Zootastic Park is a wildlife park, drive-thru safari and zoo in North Carolina that features exotic animals such as lions, leopards, tigers, giraffes, monkeys and more.

The park offers a variety of animal encounters, including monkey encounters. The monkey encounters offered at the park are the Super Safari, a Safari, and a 15-minute Encounter with a Baby Animal of your choosing.

The Super Safari encounter is a 60-minute adventure during which guests can play with lemurs, kangaroos, armadillos and two of the following: spider monkey, two-toed sloths, lynx kitten, Fennec fox, or a Howler monkey.

The Safari encounter is a 60-minute adventure during which guests can play with lemurs, kangaroos, armadillos and one of the following: two-toed sloth, spider monkey, Fennec fox, Lynx kitten or a Howler monkey.

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The 15-minute Encounter with a Baby Animal includes an encounter with one of the following baby animals: armadillos, kangaroo, kinkajou, Fennec fox, black and white ruffed lemur, spider monkey, Howler monkey, two-toed sloth or a Lynx kitten.

A word of warning about the park, Zootastic Park was repeatedly cited by United States Department of Agriculture officials for animal welfare violations in 2016, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

In addition, in 2014, a visitor was gored by a wildebeest at the park and, in 2018, multiple visitors were injured when a 100-foot tree fell on a wagon carrying passengers through the drive-thru safari.

Zootastic Park is owned by North Carolina businessman Scottie Brown.

Tanganyika Wildlife Park:

Address: 1000 S Hawkins Ln, Goddard, KS

Website: twpark.com

Tanganyika Wildlife Park is an interactive wildlife park in Kansas that features over 500 animals.

The park provides a very hands-on experience with feeding stations where you can feed, and sometimes even pet, a variety of different animals as well as take part in a number of different animal encounters.

The park offers an Owl Monkey Meet & Greet which is a 20-minute experience during which guests meet an owl monkey, feed and help train the monkey and have their photo taken with it.

Tanganyika Wildlife Park is accredited by the Zoological Association of America and achieved humane certification for animal welfare by the American Humane organization in 2017.

Tanganyika Wildlife Park is owned and directed by Jim and Matt Fouts.

Bee City Zoo:

Address: 1066 Holly Ridge Ln, Cottageville, SC

Website: www.beecityzoo.com

Founded over 30 years ago, Bee City Zoo is a bee farm and interactive zoo in South Carolina.

The zoo features a reptile center, bee farm and zoo where guests can hand-feed a number of different types of animals.

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The zoo also features animal encounters which are 15, 45 or 60 minute private encounters with a few animals of your choosing, which include:

Spider Monkey

Ringtail Lemur

Bee City Zoo is owned by local beekeeper Scott Biering.

Exotic Animal Experience:

Address: Orlando, Florida

Website: www.exoticanimalexperience.net

Established in 2010, Exotic Animal Experience is a 7-acre private zoo in Florida that features exotic animals such as monkeys, kangaroos, lemurs, sloths and more.

The zoo offers a number of different types of animal encounters, such as sloth, kangaroo and lemur encounters, as well as an encounter with a spider monkey named Ella Bleu.

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The Ella Bleu Tornado encounter is a 30-minute encounter with a spider monkey during which guests can play and cuddle with the monkey.

Exotic Animal Experience is owned by Leslie-Ann Rush.

Zoological Wildlife Foundation:

Address: 16225 SW 172nd Ave, Miami, FL

Website: zoologicalwildlifefoundation.com

Established in 2000, the Zoological Wildlife Foundation is a zoo in Florida that features rare and endangered animals such as leopards, alligators, monkeys, tigers, jaguars, lions and more.

The zoo offers a number of different animal encounters such as a serval encounter, a cougar cub encounter, a lion cub encounter, a sloth encounter as well as a primate experience and a primate encounter.

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The Primate Experience is a one-hour experience with the zoo’s various primates. During the encounter, guests will enjoy a 30 minute play session with young primates and then a 30 minute tour of the primate’s enclosure where they will watch adult and baby primates in their natural habitat.

The Primate Encounter is a five minute interaction with a primate of your choosing.

Mario Tabraue is the co-founder and president of the Zoological Wildlife Foundation.

Tree Top Exotics:

Address: 6950 Cleary Pines Trail, West Palm Beach, FL

Website: treetopexotics.com

Established over 20 years ago, Tree Top Exotics is a supplier of exotic animals in Florida . The company allows visitors to tour their facility to view their animals, which include Fennec foxes, monkeys, tortoises and Kinajous.

Visitors are allowed to hold and feed the monkeys and also enter the Fennec fox enclosure to view the foxes up close.

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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to over a dozen species of primates.    The homestead for the Zoo’s gorillas and orangutans is the Great Ape House. 

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Allen's swamp monkey

Black-and-white ruffed lemur

Collared brown lemur

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Ring-tailed lemur

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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to over a dozen species of primates.

The homestead for the Zoo’s gorillas and orangutans is the Great Ape House . Within the house, floor-to-ceiling viewing panes allow visitors to view these endangered animals up close. Having a choice of how to spend their time is critical to great ape care, so enclosures are designed to provide the animals with opportunities to use their natural behaviors in new and exciting ways. Whether inside or outside, the apes have an opportunity to climb trees and multi-level platforms, rest in a hammock; swing from hanging ropes and fire hoses, engage in enriching activities (such as training and painting) and forage for food.

Walking between the Great Ape House to Think Tank? Look up! Orangutans travel along the O-Line , a 50-foot-high suspended cable track that gives them the freedom to move between their yards at the Great Ape House and Think Tank. Orangutans have the choice to use the O-Line on nice weather days from late morning to the early afternoon.

The interactive Think Tank exhibit is the place to think about animal thinking! Visitors are introduced to orangutans, Allen’s swamp monkeys, Schmidt’s red-tailed monkeys, Norway rats, and land hermit crabs to explore the concept of thinking through three main themes: language, society and tool use. Learn more about the Zoo’s ongoing primate research projects, see the monkeys illustrate the rules of living in a society, and observe rats navigating their exhibit, highlighting their physical abilities and flexible decision-making skills.

Inside Think Tank, participate in a tug-of-war with an orangutan at the orangutan rope-pull and test their arm strength. Looking at the animals outside? Get caught under a mist of water—turned on by an orangutan—in the Wet Zone . The outdoor orangutan exhibit is fitted with two mister shower heads. The push valves are operable only by the apes, who will have the ability to shower a visitor, themselves or both.

At Gibbon Ridge , visitors can see white-cheeked gibbons and siamangs swing through the ropes and branches. The Zoo’s tall outdoor enclosures are fitted with platforms, ropes and swings that encourage these lesser apes to navigate their habitat just as they would in the wild. With their long arms and hands, gibbons are adapted to moving fast high in the tree canopy using an arm-over-arm motion called “brachiation.” When walking on the ground, they place their arms above their head for balance.

Ring-tailed lemurs, red-fronted lemurs and black-and-white ruffed lemurs live on Lemur Island . Throughout the day, lemurs may be found basking in the sun, jumping through the trees, or huddled together, often grooming one another to strengthen their social bonds.

Depending on the time of day and weather conditions, all of the lemurs and apes have a choice to be in their indoor or outdoor enclosures. Great apes tend to be active in the morning and nap in the mid to late afternoon. Our gorillas and orangutans also have the option to enjoy some time away from the crowds in off-exhibit areas behind the scenes.

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Keepers provide the primates with  enrichment —enclosures, socialization, objects, sounds, smells and other stimuli—to enhance their well-being and give them an outlet to demonstrate their species-typical behaviors.

In addition to the Orangutan Rope-Pull and Wet Zone exhibits at Think Tank, animals have plenty of activities to keep them busy throughout the day. The Zoo’s primates receive between four and eight forms of enrichment every day to keep them physically and mentally active. Keepers maintain a detailed calendar to ensure that the items and experiences remain novel and interesting. Novel items and activities include iPads (for playing with various apps), musical instruments, painting, mirrors, boomer balls, rubber tubs, burlap, paper and boxes among others. Check out videos of ape enrichment in action:  playing with the iPad ,  medical training , and  painting !

No day is routine; keepers offer the primates various activities to stimulate cognition. As with any enrichment, the animals have the flexibility and choice to participate in the activity or walk away. These activities range from participating in a research demonstration, to training with a keeper, to creating an abstract painting on a canvas using non-toxic, water-based paint. Zoo visitors can watch great ape cognition research in action during Think Tank’s daily animal demonstration. Check the  daily calendar of events  schedule for demonstration times.

To encourage the animals to use their natural behaviors, keepers will often spread food around the enclosure and hide it within enrichment items. For example, keepers will often mix hay with smaller foods—such as fruits, herbs, popcorn and seeds—so that the primates spend a significant portion of their day foraging, just as they would in the wild. Often, keepers place food in special feeders or hard-to-reach spots to give the apes an opportunity to climb and create tools to obtain these treats. In addition to foraging, each animal receives an individual diet of nutrient-dense foods to ensure proper nutrition. On any given day, primates may receive: kale, celery, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, romaine, kale, cabbage, bananas, apples, oranges, mango, grapes, melon, papaya, onions, broccoli, turnips, squash, cucumbers, nuts, seeds and primate chow.

At the Zoo, gorillas and orangutans use hay, sheets, and a variety of other materials to build nests. They also receive browse (fresh plant trimmings), the type of which varies, but may include bamboo, banana leaves, Bradford pear, willow, mulberry or maple trimmings.

Social enrichment applies to the manner in which our primates are housed, as well as to the activities they participate in with animal care staff. Housing primates in appropriate social situations is one of the most significant ways to enrich their lives. Primates have active minds and complex social relationships, and companionship provides a constant source of stimulation. The keepers also provide social enrichment by engaging in games of chase, tickle, research or training sessions with the primates to engage them as well as strengthen social bonds.

The Small Mammal House hosts several other species of New World primates, including golden lion tamarins, golden-headed lion tamarins, red-ruffed lemurs, pale-headed saki monkeys, Geoffroy's marmoset and black howler monkeys. 

The  Great Cats  exhibit is located near the Speedwell Foundation Conservation Carousel. Visitors can observe Sumatran tigers, African lions, caracals and bobcats at this location.

The  Reptile Discovery Center  celebrates the diversity, beauty and unique adaptations of more than 70 reptiles and amphibians. It is located between the Great Ape House and Think Tank.

The  Great Meadow  picnic area is located adjacent to the Reptile Discovery Center.

A little farther away, visitors can see also see titi monkeys on exhibit in Amazonia . 

All of the primates exhibited at the Zoo participate in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan (SSP). The SSP Steering Committee determines which animals to breed by considering their genetic makeup, nutritional and social needs, temperament and overall health.

One way to determine what makes the human mind unique is by studying the minds of primate relatives. At Think Tank, Zoo scientists are looking closely at how great apes think in order to better understand what is unique about the human mind. How do apes approach the processes that make up social learning, such as memory and spatial understanding?

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Monkeys eat all kinds of things: flowers, fruits, nuts, leaves, seeds, insects, birds’ eggs, spiders, and small mammals. Baboons will also eat meat when they can catch it, including young antelope, rabbits, and birds like guinea fowl. Colobus monkeys and langurs like leaves, and geladas graze on grass!

Most monkeys live in trees, in rainforests and other places.  Baboons live in savannas, open wooded areas, and rocky hillsides. Although they are able to climb trees, they spend most of their time on the ground.

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Most of these magnificent, mischievous, and sometimes mysterious monkeys are arboreal, meaning they spend much of their lives in trees. They have many different adaptations, depending on their habitat. Macaques, baboons, and some mangabeys spend most of their time on the ground.

Tail of two worlds

Monkeys are found in two main regions of the world, so scientists have grouped them as either Old World monkeys or New World monkeys. Old World monkeys are found in Africa and Asia. Some examples are guenons, mangabeys, macaques, baboons, and colobus monkeys. New World monkeys are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. Some examples are woolly monkeys, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchin monkeys, and squirrel monkeys. Marmosets and tamarins also live where New World monkeys are found, but are different enough to be in their own scientific grouping.

Groups of troops

Groups of monkeys, called troops, travel together by day to find food. A troop can number from a few individuals to a thousand or more. Within huge troops, monkeys form smaller groups, called harems, which include an adult male, several adult females, and their offspring. Unattached adult males, called bachelors, may form their own group. To build family bonds, monkeys engage in daily mutual grooming.

One exception to monkeys living in large groups is the gray titi monkey, native to the tropical forests of Bolivia. These small monkeys, weighing about two pounds, live in small, monogamous family units made up of the parents and their immature offspring.

Monkey feet are as flexible as their hands, and that helps them travel along small branches high up in the rainforest canopy.

Tails that hold on

All monkeys can use their hands and feet for holding on to branches, but some arboreal monkeys can use their tails, too. Tails that can grab and hold are called prehensile. These special tails are ridged on the underside and very flexible, so much so that they can grab a tree branch or pick up something as small as a peanut!

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Black Howler Monkey

Scientific Name: Alouatta caraya

Conservation Status:

Near Threatened IUCN Red List

Known for their haunting, lion-like roars, black howler monkeys are considered the loudest land animal in the world. Their calls can be heard up to three miles away and can reach 140 decibels. (A jet engine at takeoff is about 150 decibels—loud enough to rupture eardrums.) These monkeys howl to establish their territories and howling sessions can begin at sunrise and last more than an hour. Neighboring troops howl back and forth to declare their locations, allowing them to avoid each other. Family groups are small, with up to eight members. Howler monkeys have prehensile tails, which means they can be used like an extra limb to grasp branches and pick up objects. A naked patch under the tip of the tail has ridges and grooves that are unique to each monkey and allow for a strong grip.

Black howler monkeys live in the middle and upper parts of the tree canopies in the forests of central South America.

In addition to the leaves that make up most of their diet, these herbivores also eat figs, plums, buds, flowers, nuts, and leaves. Leaves are not very energy-dense, so howlers spend up to 70 percent of their time resting on branches with their limbs dangling.

Physical Characteristics

If you encounter a troop of black howlers in a zoo or in the wild, you might think you are looking at two different species. The species is sexually dimorphic, which means males and females differ in appearance. In addition to males being larger than females, these monkeys are also sexually dichromatic, meaning the sexes are different colors—males are black while females and juveniles are a golden color. Males measure 24 to 26 inches long with a 24- to 26-inch tail. Females’ bodies are slightly shorter at about 20 inches. Weight ranges from 15 to 30 pounds. Their lifespan is 15–20 years.

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Pygmy Marmoset

• CLASS: Mammalia (Mammals)
• ORDER: Primate
• FAMILY: Cebidae
• GENUS: Callithrix
• SPECIES: pygmaea 

Mini monkeys:  High in the rainforest canopy of South America lives a tiny monkey. It dodges behind tree trunks and branches, freezing and dashing, just like a squirrel. It also has brown fur and a long tail like a squirrel—but it's a pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey!

Marmosets and their cousins, the tamarins, are some of the tiniest primates around. A full-grown pygmy marmoset could fit in an adult human's hand, and it weighs about as much as a stick of butter. But there is nothing tiny about a pygmy marmoset's tail: it's longer than its body! The tail is not prehensile, but it helps the little monkey keep its balance as it gallops through the treetops.

Both male and female pygmy marmosets are orange-brown. Each hair has stripes of brown and black, called agouti coloring. This coloration gives them good camouflage. A mane of hair covers the pygmy marmoset's ears. Most primates have flat nails on the ends of their fingers, along with opposable thumbs that allow them to grasp objects. Pygmy marmoset fingernails are like claws to help them climb up and down tree trunks. They do not have opposable thumbs.

HABITAT AND DIET

Pygmy marmosets live in the Amazon region of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and northern Bolivia. They make their home and living in forest trees or bamboo thickets near or alongside rivers and floodplains. Pygmy marmosets prefer living in dense rainforests where there are lots of hiding places among the plants. Each marmoset group has a small home range of less than half an acre. They feed from just a few trees.

Because they are so small, pygmy marmosets can become prey for cats, harpy eagles, hawks, and snakes. That is why they dash from one safe spot to the next. Their neck is flexible, and they can turn their head backward to spot predators. They are deliberate about their movements to avoid drawing the attention of predators. But when they need to move, pygmy marmosets are fast, leaping several feet to avoid the predators that would like to make a meal out of them.

The ability to climb is important for pygmy marmosets, as tree sap is their favorite food. They scamper up and down trees and thick vines headfirst and gouge a hole in the bark or vine with their sharp lower teeth, using an up-and-down sawing motion. When the sap puddles up in the hole, they lap it up with their tongue. Pygmy marmosets have certain trees they like within their territory; they can make up to 1,300 holes in each tree! Sometimes they lie in wait for insects, especially butterflies, which feed at the sap holes. The marmosets also eat some nectar and fruit. 

At the San Diego Zoo, pygmy marmosets eat veggies, fruit, a specialized commercial diet for New World monkeys, crickets, mealworms, wax worms, and hard-boiled eggs.

FAMILY LIFE

Pygmy marmosets live in extended families, called troops , of up to nine monkeys but with an average of five members. Usually the troop has a breeding pair, their babies, and any of their adult children. The parents stay together for life. Living in a group is useful for pygmy marmosets. There are more pairs of eyes to spot predators, and everyone helps take care of the little ones. For added safety, the troop spends the night among thick vines or in a tree hole.

A mother pygmy marmoset's gestation period is about 4.5 months, and she can give birth every 5 to 7 months. She almost always has two babies, but in zoos, pygmy marmosets have had three or even four babies in one litter. Each newborn is about the size of a human thumb! The father helps deliver the babies, cleans them up, and then takes over their care. He carries the newborns piggyback style for their first two weeks, bringing them back to the mother to nurse. Older siblings may help, too. When they are a bit older, the babies hide while the rest of their family looks for food until they are strong enough to travel with the group. 

Usually the young marmosets are weaned and can follow the troop by three months of age. It takes them about two years to grow as large as the adults. They may leave the troop at this point to start a family of their own, or they may stay to help raise the newest babies.

Pygmy marmosets communicate with each other by chattering and trilling in high-pitched voices. They can make sounds so high in pitch that humans can’t hear them. Certain squeaks and calls express danger or other urgent monkey messages. They also make faces to express emotions like contentment, surprise, or fear by moving their lips, eyelids, ears, and the hair around their face. We humans do that, too! These mini monkeys groom one another, and that helps establish social bond. They are fussy about keeping their fur in good shape. Pygmy marmoset families have territories marked by scent. This signals neighboring troops to leave each other alone.

CONSERVATION

If the current rate of habitat destruction can be slowed, these tiny monkeys will have a big chance at long-term survival in their forest home. Their largest threat is the pet trade, due to their tiny size, cuddly appearance, and appealing face. We cannot express this enough: monkeys do not make good pets. The United States has banned the import of primates, and most South American countries don't allow primate exports anymore. 

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Up to 12 years; up to 18 years in zoos

Gestation: 4.5 months

Number of young at birth: 1 to 3; usually 2

Weight at birth: .4 to .5 ounces (3 to 15 grams)

Age of maturity: 1.5 to 2 years

Length: 4.6 to 6.2 inches (12 to 16 centimeters)

Tail length: 6.8 to 9 inches (17 to 23 centimeters)

Weight: 3 to 5 ounces (85 to 140 grams)

The pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey but not the smallest primate—that title belongs to the mouse lemur.

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America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College , Moorpark Home of the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program at Moorpark College. Visit the zoo for special animal shows and demonstrations twice a day. Plus, behind-the-scenes tours and other up-close opportunities. Annual family-friendly special events throughout the year. Open weekends, 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Admission: $6-8.

Amy’s Farm , Ontario Kids will learn where their food comes from at this polycultural farm. Guided farm tour activities include garden walk, milking cows, petting farm animals, feeding pigs, grooming horses and more. Seasonal activities can include holding newborn chicks, petting baby goats, harvesting seasonal vegetables and more. Educational workshops and special events also available. Tours, $8-10. Closed Sundays.

Animal Tracks , Agua Dulce Take a tour to get a hands-on experience with reptiles, ferrets, an armadillo, wolf hybrids, and more. The monkey experience allows visitors to interact with capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and baboon. Open publicly on weekends with tickets or by reservation. Private tours available on weekdays. Tours: $45-300 per person (two person minimum).

Centennial Farm , Costa Mesa A three-acre working farm at the OC Fair and Event Center. Visitors can view pigs, chickens, oxen, goats and more. Visit the farm on Discovery Days where children pet a chick, plant and take home a radish, see a cow milking demonstration and more. Reservations required for groups of 6 or more children. Farm and garden classes available for 16 years and older. School group tours available. Open daily. Free admission. Visit website for closures and hour changes.

Children’s Nature Retreat , Alpine A 20-acre farm, animal sanctuary and nature reserve with over 120 domesticated livestock and exotic animals from around the world. Guided tours, up-close encounters, and special Keeper for the Day and Behind the Scenes tours available. The retreat also hosts birthday parties. Closed Monday – Wednesday to the public. Admission: $15-25.

Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens , Los Angeles Home to more than 1,400 mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles representing more than 270 different species, many of which are endangered.

Popular exhibits include Rainforest of the Americas, Elephants of Asia, Campo Gorilla Reserve, Dragons of Komodo, Winnick Family Children’s Zoo and more.

Special activities and tours (additional fees apply) include Flamingo Mingle, Giraffe Feedings, Behind-the-Scenes Tour, and Keys to the Zoo Tour. Safari Days (day camp), school-break camps, and Family Nature Club are also offered. Open daily. Admission: $16-21.

Oasis Camel Dairy , Ramona Camel rides, animal shows, and private tours. Open one weekend a month, check website for dates. Packages, $8-24. Special family-friendly events throughout the year. Hands-on camel camps also available where participants learn to care for camels, knot-tying, leading, and riding.

Orange County Zoo , Orange See a variety of animals and plants native to the southwestern United States. The zoo also features a barnyard. School group tours, toddler program, scout group program, guided tours and audio tours available. Visit their website for story times and special events. Look out for the discovery cart where guests can see and touch educational artifacts. Open daily. Admission: $2, free for ages 2 and under. Parking, $3-10. Located inside Irvine Regional Park.

OstrichLand USA , Solvang A zoo of 50 ostriches and emus. Guests are invited to feed and interact with these large birds. Admission: $2-5. Ostrich feed, $1 per bowl.

Pony Time , Lakewood Petting zoo includes goats, rabbits, chickens, sheep, an alpaca, llamas, and a cow. Feed the goats for an additional fee. Hand-led ponies around a trot track are also available, plus classes and trail rides. Pony Time also hosts birthday parties. Located at Lakewood Equestrian Center. Admission: $2. Pony Rides: $6-9.

San Diego Zoo , San Diego Discover animals and upgrade your visit with special experiences like walking the grounds before the zoo opens, get your own personal tour guide, spend the morning with pandas, be keeper for a day and more. Plus, enjoy kids programs including Kinderzoo, summer camps, Kids’ Wild Night Out, Aussie Outback Birthday Bash, and Zoo Internquest for teens. School and youth programs include field trips, assemblies, and overnight camping adventures. Open every day, including holidays. Admission: $46-56.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park , Escondido Go on an open-air expedition around their African field exhibits where visitors can hop on a tram to see rhinos, giraffes, antelopes and gazelles. Enhance your experience with different safari add-ons that will get you up-close with animals and behind the scenes. Zipline across the safari park with the Flightline Safari, navigate a treetop trail using a harness, cables and ropes with the Jungle Ropes Safari, or go on a special overnight camping adventure with their Roar and Snore Safari. Admission: $46-56.

Santa Ana Zoo , Santa Ana The zoo features over 80 species of animals, including the smallest monkeys in the world, the Pygmy Marmosets. Visit the family farm to feed goats and sheep, hop on the Zoofari Express train, walk through the Amazon Aviary, ride the carousel and more. The zoo also hosts birthday parties. Admission: $9-12. Free admission every third Sunday for Santa Ana residents. Located in Prentice Park.

STAR Eco Station , Culver City This environmental science museum and exotic wildlife rescue facility offers hands-on ecology lessons and encounters with exotic birds, reptiles, mammals and ocean life in a tropical jungle setting.

Annual events, seasonal camps, and party packages are available. Mobile museums, assemblies, workshops, and classes are offered too.

The facility is only open to public on weekends from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., tours begin every hour (last tour at 3 p.m.). Visitors may only see the animals on a guided tour. Admission: $6-8.

Susie Q Ranch , Murrieta Pony rides, petting zoo and trail rides. Adults and kids (ages 8+) can ride on the scenic trail that goes up in the hills or an easier trail. Kids (ages 4-7) will be on their own horse led by a guide. Bring carrots to feed the horses. Birthday party packages and horse camps available. Pony rides and petting zoo, $30.

The Reptile Zoo , Fountain Valley Houses over 100 exotic species of reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids. Interactive hands-on opportunities and animal feedings. Visit Gator Island, home to American alligators. Plus, Jr. Zookeeper science camps and parties available. Admission: $8-12.

Wild Wonders , Bonsall Wild Wonders is a wildlife education organization with more than 120 animal ambassadors. Interactive animal experiences include Behind the Scenes, Meet and Feed a Bearcat, Wallaby Walkout, Cat Training 101, Fennec Foxes and Friends, Meet and Greet a Cheetah and more. Dine on breakfast while watching cheetahs relaxing with their Brunch with the Beasts program.

Wild Wonders brings interactive wildlife programs to classrooms. They also offer Zoo Camp, Family Zoo Camp and a Zookeeper Mentoring Program. Wild Wonders hosts birthday parties, wildlife photography sessions, and provide animals for events.

Zoomars Petting Zoo , San Juan Capistrano Kids can pet various animals, ride a horse, hop on the Kiddy Train, and jump in the corn box! Plus, visit the Miner’s Gulch, where kids can mine for gold, gemstones, fossils and ancient relics. Party packages and special events area also available. Open daily, closed on rainy days and major holidays. Admission: $12-15.

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Aquarium of the Pacific , Long Beach More than 11,000 ocean animals are featured in three main galleries with 19 major habitats and 32 focus exhibits, including over 500 different species. Educational programs are also available as well as birthday parties, and summer and winter camps. Pacific Visions, the Aquarium’s first major expansion, will open in late May and feature a state-of-the-art theater, new exhibition space, art gallery and animals. Admission: adults, $29.95; kids (3-11), $17.95; seniors (62+), $26.95.

Birch Aquarium , La Jolla Observe more than 5,000 fish in 60+ habitats plus a museum featuring cutting-edge research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Get hands-on with sea stars, hermit crabs, sea cucumbers and more in their living tide pool exhibit. Watch a shark feeding or catch a show and witness divers descent into two-story Giant Kelp Forests while answering guest questions and feeding the animals. Visit their site for daily show and feeding times. Adults, $19; kids (3-17), $15; seniors (60+), $16.50. UC San Diego.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium , San Pedro Thirty-five saltwater tanks and touch tanks, plus discovery labs and an Aquatic Nursery with baby sea animals. Ongoing science programs include tours, workshops and classes, camps, youth docents, family programs, annual events, tide pool walks and grunion runs. Suggested admission donation: $1-5.

Legoland’s Sea Life Aquarium , Carlsbad Sea Life Aquarium is the home to over 350 different species and more than 6,000 creatures. The aquarium offers 16 interactive zones to explore and learn about marine life, touch pools, and the exhibit Sea at Night. In this exhibit, you’ll experience bioluminescent tides as you walk a simulated coastline under the stars, and splash in waves projected on the ground, giving the effect of a crashing tide. $25. Dive shows and feedings daily, visit their site for more information.

Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles , San Pedro The Marine Mammal Care Center rehabilitates seals and sea lions rescued from the LA County coastline. The MMCC is open to the public every day of the year during daylight hours. Visitors can see seal and sea lion patients from a safe distance. Docent-led tours are available for groups of 10 or more.

High school students can earn community service hours and college/veterinary students can participate in their 10-week Husbandry Internship. MMCC has a variety of other volunteer opportunities, submit an application online.

MMCC also hosts educational events and activities throughout the year. Animal viewing and parking is free. Open daily.

Ocean Institute , Dana Point Interactive exhibits, marine life, touch tanks and ecology cruises, plus presentations and Sunday tours aboard the historic tallship, Pilgrim. Guided 30-minute tours offer a behind-the-scenes view of one of their learning centers and are available Monday – Friday, visit the website for pricing and schedule information. Summer camps are also offered.

Pacific Marine Mammal Center , Laguna Beach Rescues, rehabilitates and releases marine mammals. Summer camps, after-school and Girl Scouts programs available. Participants can learn how to rehabilitate seal and sea lion patients through a series of mock activities including weighing fish, preparing fish smoothies, cleaning pens and learning the art of marine mammal rescue. Visit their Butterfly Garden to see bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Open daily, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Free, donations encouraged.

Roundhouse Aquarium , Manhattan Beach Located at the end of the Manhattan Beach Pier, the Roundhouse Aquarium serves as an educational facility. Inside are viewing and touch tanks each displaying selection of marine fish and invertebrates. There’s also a kid’s area with books and puzzles.

Summer Science Beach Camp also offered, plus birthday party packages.

Open daily. Suggested donations: $2 per person; $5 per family. Visit the website for hours and information.

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Heal the Bay , Santa Monica More than 100 species, featuring touch tanks with tide-pool animals, plus year-round field-trip programs, kids’ classes, party packages and special-themed event days. Visit the website for hours. Adults and kids 13+, $5; kids 12 and under, free.

The SEA Lab , Redondo Beach  A hands-on coastal science education center that offers free and low-cost programs, touch-tank tours, public fish feeding, field trips and parties. Summer camps are also offered. Admission: $5; free for children 14 and under.

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This Incredibly Rare Baby Monkey Was Just Born at an Ohio Zoo— See the Adorable Photos

Say hello to the zoo's newest Francois langur monkey.

An adorable and rare orange baby is now swinging around Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

The Ohio zoo announced the birth of a Francois langur monkey last month with a series of squeal-worthy cute photos. Although the baby is not yet named, it is already a hit among fans for its big eyes and charming grin.

The species is considered endangered by the People Resources and Conservation Foundation, which notes that there are fewer than 1,000 left in the wild. The monkeys tend to inhabit rocky places with trees but are losing their habitats due to deforestation and hunting.

The baby was born on July 16 to a pair of Francois langurs named Glora and Vinh. This is the second offspring of Glora and Vinh, according to the zoo. Guests at the zoo will be able to see the young monkey on the second floor of "The RainForest'' exhibit during regular visiting hours.

When Francois langurs are born, they are a striking bright orange color, and the reason is evolutionary: The coloring lets adults keep an eye on the babies when they are first born, according to the New England Primate Conservatory. As Francois langurs grow their coats will darken and become a glossy black, which will last for the rest of their life. At full grown the monkeys are about two feet tall and can weigh up to 17 pounds.

The zoo describes Francois langurs as "excellent aerialists," and for good reason. The animals need to be skilled in the trees because they spend a good deal of time eating leaves, and fruit of flowers when available, according to the zoo. The monkeys also follow diurnal patterns (awake during the day, asleep during the night) and their natural habitat is in Asia, particularly Southeast China, central Laos, and Vietnam.

Admission to the zoo is $18 for adults and $14 for children aged two to 11. The zoo is open every day from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Cailey Rizzo is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure, currently based in Brooklyn. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram , or at caileyrizzo.com .

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G oing on vacation to a foreign place almost always means running into at least one animal that makes you question everything you know about life. For Maine, it's our crazy pigeons. Florida has those little lizards that are, somehow, not afraid of anything. South Africa, apparently, has monkeys that will walk into your hotel room like they own the place. 

Robert Irwin learned this lesson the hard way on Tuesday, May 7th. After a hard day spent exploring, he just wanted to relax - but the monkey had other plans:

There are many possible reasons why this guy made his way into this hotel room. My favorite, as well as a lot of people in the comments', was that he heard that the Robert Irwin was staying there and needed to check it out for himself. Personal space, dude!

Related: Robert Irwin Officially Has a Species Named After Him and It’s Really Cool

Robert has been in South Africa for a little while doing some work with the South African Wildlife Rescue. Across the ocean back home at the Australia Zoo, his own conservation efforts have made him "famous," and his father's legacy has given him a platform to build on. During his time in South Africa so far, he's seen many different animals and been able to offer a lot of good advice!

When he's not doing all of that, though, he's like the rest of us - he wants to chill. Which, when you're in a beautiful hotel room in a beautiful country, is not hard... unless there's a monkey in your room. Then it gets tough. Instead of freaking out like most of us would, he only had one message: "this is why you lock your doors."

Can Monkeys Unlock Doors?

As some of the only animals with thumbs, monkeys can do a lot of things other animals can't. They can hold things properly, turn things, and they're great thieves, that is, if they can get in. 

Monkeys can absolutely pick locks, and they actually enjoy doing so. There are plenty of reports of monkeys and apes alike picking locks and escaping from zoos or cages. A monkey who frequents a hotel like this has probably learned that the locks are either easy to pick or that the doors don't lock automatically and all they have to do is turn the knob - another thing they are perfectly capable of. While the front door of a hotel room typically locks automatically, balcony or patio doors are often a different story. 

Luckily, this monkey was in good hands, and Robert was probably very calm and collected while he shooed it away. I wonder if he'll turn back up!

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A pair of the world's smallest foxes have recently arrived at a zoo in Devon.

The fennec foxes have their own purpose-built enclosure at Exmoor Zoo - a new arrival two years in the planning.

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

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To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

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January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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