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Name: Gizzie
Species: Black-capped Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
Who is she? The Grand Dame of the Capuchins
Special skills: Getting extra grapes from the carers!
Adopt Gizzie
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Adopting
Adopting a monkey with Wild Futures really is a gift with a difference. Whether it’s a gift for yourself or another, you will be supporting the vital work of our charity and enabling us to protect primates and their habitats worldwide. The monkeys featured in the symbolic adoption scheme reside at Wild Futures’ The Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, UK, where they all have a home for life. Adopters become part of a proud, extended family of supporters who are a part of each individual’s lives through visits, updates and photos. We are committed to giving the monkeys we have rescued the most natural life possible, amongst company of their own kind in species specific territories. The generous contributions from adopters help us to help them recover from the mental and physical trauma they have suffered in their former lives as someone’s pet, and simply learn how to just be a monkey. Each monkey is unique with their own stories and personalities, so please do spend some time reading through their profiles.
International adoption packs will be sent digitally, direct to your inbox. If you would like a physical pack, please email [email protected] to discuss options.
As an adopter, you will receive:
- A personalised certificate of your adoption
- A photo of your adopted monkey
- Your adopted monkey’s story
- Species factsheet
- Wild Futures newsletters twice a year (sent digitally or physically)
- Discounted entry fee into The Monkey Sanctuary
- A cuddly monkey toy (optional and for physical packs only)
About Gizzie
Name: Gizzie
Species: Black-capped Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
Who is she? The Grand Dame of the Capuchins
Special skills: Getting extra grapes from the carers!
Please note, we are currently unable to offer discounted entry fee into The Monkey Sanctuary as we are not able to open. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Gizzie arrived at The Monkey Sanctuary in 2010 along with two other monkeys, including her daughter, Kiwi. The small group had been kept as pets in a breezeblock outbuilding for many years. The relentlessly cold and damp conditions had left her crippled by arthritis, barely able to use her hands, and a third of her tail was missing. However, with specialist care and medication, she has improved dramatically and now her condition is carefully managed.
She loves to snuggle up inside a cosy heated room in the winter, and she also loves sunbathing and foraging around in the greenery in the warmer weather. Sometimes her carers really struggle to spot her, as she is very small in size for a capuchin and is easily missed amongst the lush vegetation of her enclosure - she just loves to hunt for snacks!
She still maintains a close relationship with her grown up daughter, which is rare amongst ex-pet monkeys, as infants are usually forcible removed from their parents shortly after birth. Like her daughter, Gizzie maintains very strong bonds with the other monkeys in her group and, thankfully, doesn't pay too much attention to humans.
ADOPTIONS ARE PURELY SYMBOLIC. WE DO NOT SELL PRIMATES AND WILL NOT OFFER ANY ADVISE REGARDING PURCHASING A WILD ANIMAL.
Our charity receives no government funding, so financial support is vital to allow us to continue our important work.
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