 By Aimee Turcotte
At Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, we have a variety of species of monkeys, including Black and Gold Howler Monkeys, Black-Handed Spider Monkeys, Golden Lion Tamarins, and Pale-Faced Saki Monkeys. We currently have three Black and Gold Howler Monkeys, Cain Jr., Catalina, and Estrella. Cain Jr., our male, is currently 33 years old, with a birthday of 07/09/1992. He is the oldest living Black and Gold Howler Monkey under human care in North America, and the oldest living member of his species living in an AZA facility worldwide. The lifespan for Black and Gold Howler Monkeys is 15 years in the wild and 20 years under human care, so Cain Jr. has exceeded the average life expectancy! In 2015, Cain Jr. arrived at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo from the Riverbank Zoo in South Carolina. Estrella and Catalina are sisters! Catalina is 8 years old, born on 10/13/2017, and Estrella is 10 years old, born on 09/30/2015. Both of these Black and Gold Howler Monkeys came to Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo from the San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium in 2021. They are a near-threatened species in central South America.
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