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Pierre
- Olive Baboon (8 yrs)
- We believe he was a part of consolidated zoo and was not wanted by the purchaser
- He arrived in a crate with no straw or water but looked healthy
- Even with his large and rather impressive stature and his two inch teeth, he was still scared
- We learned that he was French so we spoke a mix of French and English until we knew he understood us
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Sweet Pea
- Olive Baboon (9 yrs)
- Sweet Pea is from a roadside zoo
- She came with boredom associated behaviours like self-mutilation. These behaviours have become better with care, toys and time but they will never go away completely.
- She loves faux fur and fur coats; she grooms them and sleeps with them… it comforts and calms her.
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Yoshi (deceased 2009)
- Japanese Macaque: (age unknown: elderly)
- It is our belief that Yoshi came from a lab: he has severe scarring on his left wrist and arm consistent with lab testing
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Lexy
- Japanese Macaque: (8 yrs)
- Lexy came to Story Book Farm from another sanctuary…we made a frantic call after Yoshi was having a difficult time mourning Kayko
- Lexy was human raised
- She was confined to a laundry basket when she misbehaved. Duct tape was used to secure the laundry basket...this left her several human caused problems
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Julian
- Japanese Macaque: (age unknown)
- Came to us through another sanctuary
- Little information regarding his history was given, however, he does have behavioral problems such as self-mutilation
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Mr. Jenkins
- Black Handed Spider Monkey: (8 yrs)
- He had been taken from his mother when he was 3.5 months old, (the natural time to spend with a mother is approximately 3 years)
- Came to a petting zoo that purchased him believing that he could do tricks but he could not.
- He was sold to a private home where he was kept isolated and alone in a bedroom. He consequently learned to interact badly with people by pulling hair, pinching, grabbing and threatening to bite
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George
- Black Handed Spider Monkey: (41 yrs)
- George came with Suzie. They had been locked in a dog kennel for several days prior to arriving at Story Book Farm
- George had a hard time getting around at first, but we put up lots of rope to help him. In time his movements got better
- He had several bacterial infections that took about a year to clear up
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Suzie
- Black Handed Spider Monkey: (30+ years)
- Suzie’s story is much like George’s
- She had several bacterial infections when she arrived that took about a year to clear up
- She had a lump on her cheek that was later determined to be an abscess from rotten teeth
- She is a very sweet girl
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Nan
- Hamadryas baboon: (34 yrs)
- Nan came from the zoo circuit
- She is an older girl and has vision problems
- Don’t worry the red bumps on her neck aren’t tumors or sores, they are cheek pouches packed with goodies!
Chelsea
- Hamadryas baboon: (17 yrs)
- Chelsea also came from the zoo circuit Nan and Chelsea arrived together
- She has some boredom associated behaviours
- She likes to watch TV…in particular Mark Hebscher
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Amigo & Pablo
- Common marmosets: (Ages Unknown)
- The marmosets came from a Canadian zoo
- The story given was that the zoo was attempting to form marmoset colonies. The castoffs came to the sanctuary
- Pablo had severe head injuries
- All became happy once their injuries healed
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Mickey
- Black-penciled marmoset: (Age Unknown)
- Came to SBFPS in December 2008
- Caring individuals rescued Mickey from a pet store and contacted Story Book Farms
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Pockets
- Capuchin: (17 yrs)
- Came from a caring private home
- a fairly well-adjusted monkey who is a great addition to our family
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Komoto & Rosie
- Brown Lemur: (ages unknown: adult)
- Komoto did not know how to climb or jump when he first got to the sanctuary…all he knew how to do was run in circles. This led us to believe he was kept in a very small cage
- His coat was dull and his tail was not bushy. After some awkward attempts and a little practice he sails across the room with great ease now
- He is very friendly
- His right arm had to be amputated but he sails through the air as if nothing was ever wrong
- Rosie came from a zoo connection
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Razzle & Kizmet
- Ring-tailed lemur: (age unknown: elderly)
- When we got Razzle she was in a dog kennel with her dead partner: he hadn’t survived the trip. When her dead partner was removed Razzle became frantic and tried to grab at him as he lay outside her cage. We put the dead lemur back in with Razzle to comfort her and we took them home. Razzle mourned her friend for three days before we removed him and even then she was unsure.
- Razzle slowly started showing signs of illness and became very weak
- The whole family spent days feeding her by syringe every couple of hours waiting and hoping for the different medications to kick in. For the most part her little head would lay in our hands as we fed her
- She didn’t trust us for a long time because of the forced handling she has had to endure but we constantly work to restore as much faith as possible
- Kizmet: surprise baby (2 years old)
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Kye
- Ring-tailed lemur: (8.5 yrs)
- Kye came to us through a zoo connection
- He appears to be the least affected by human kind
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Smokey, Bandit & Keanu
- Ring-tailed lemur: Brothers(6 yrs)
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