Name: Boo Boo
Species: Black-capped Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
Who is she?: The Feisty Yet Fun One!
Special skills: Running very fast!
Adopt Boo Boo
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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 Boo Boo
Name: Boo Boo
Species: Black-capped Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
Who is she?: The Feisty Yet Fun One!
Special skills: Running very fast!
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.
Boo Boo was living as a pet at the bottom of a family's garden until she was rescued by The Monkey Sanctuary. Her owners had contacted the Sanctuary when she began displaying worrying signs of stereotypical behaviour from being under-stimulated and living alone. Boo Boo had initially been bought by the family from a breeder in the UK who sold her to them as a male capuchin. The family had no idea that she is female until the Sanctuary's vets informed them when she was rescued many years later.
After purchasing her as a pet, the family began to be harassed by the breeder who demanded more money than they had originally paid, and then started to demand they return her. Although puzzled and disturbed by this, the family tried their hardest to ignore this harassment, changing their phone numbers and taking other safety precautions. In the pet trade, female monkeys are worth much more than males because they are used for breeding purposes. Monkeys born into the pet trade are usually taken away from their mothers well before natural weaning, which has a huge effect on both the physical and psychological welfare of both mother and baby. Boo Boo was sold as a male, probably on accident of the breeder who, upon realising his mistake, tried to intimidate the family into paying more money or returning her. Thankfully, she was rescued by Wild Futures and now lives at the Sanctuary surrounded by others of her kind. She settled in well at The Monkey Sanctuary upon her arrival, and has made many great friends.
Always on the move, Boo Boo is a very active and playful monkey, making her the ideal companion for more nervous characters. Her confidence and gentle nature can win over even the most anxious of monkeys!
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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