Name: Lily
Species: Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha)
Who is she? The playful, mischievous one
Special skills: Spotting her carers from far away to get a treat!
Adopt Lily
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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 Lily
Lily was born on 18th October 2014 at The Monkey Sanctuary, but her birth was not exactly planned. As a GFAS (Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries) accredited sanctuary, we have a strict non-breeding policy in place. Methods of contraception have always been chosen in a way that both minimises disruption to the natural politics of monkey groups, and that are the safest for the monkey themselves. But like in humans, no contraception is 100% effective, and Lily was born!
At the age of 22, Lily's mother, Maya, was quite old when she gave birth to Lily. But despite this, and Lily being Maya's only child, she did a fantastic job of caring for her and teaching her everything she needed to know. The other woolly monkeys in their group were besotted with her from the moment she was born, and so when Maya then sadly passed away due to health problems when Lily was just 16 months old, Lily was happily taken on by all of the males in the group who cared for and protected her.
She is a very vibrant and active monkey with a fierce personality and a wonderful attitude to life.