by Tori Himes | Aug 18, 2019 | Breanna, Bubbles, Food & Enrichment, Martina, Saidah, Zulu
The Primate Rescue Center is surrounded by lush green landscape that provides a shaded and secluded setting. Not only does this provide a peaceful sanctuary home for the residents, it offers access to lots of yummy browse for their diet! The bulk of the primates diet...
by Tori Himes | Apr 6, 2019 | Interns
Over the years, the Primate Rescue Center’s Internship Program has grown into an incredible teaching and learning opportunity for interested individuals from across the globe. Interns become immersed in nearly all daily tasks that occur at the sanctuary, learning...
by Tori Himes | Dec 18, 2018 | Jax, Opal, The Monkeys
Over the summer, the PRC happily welcomed a friendly new face to the family. Opal is a 7 year old female long-tailed macaque. She was rescued from a pet situation in Indiana, thanks to the generous help from Peaceable Primates Sanctuary. Opal spent some time at...
by Tori Himes | Aug 22, 2018 | Cory, Rodney, Zulu
Zulu Chimpanzee is a former pet from Georgia who arrived at the PRC in 1998 as part of the Dahlonega Five. In this former pet situation, Zulu, along with Donald, Hazel, Victoria, and Debbie, was confined to a small, windowless concrete bunker for more than a decade...
by Tori Himes | Jan 15, 2018 | The Monkeys
Winter is in full effect in Kentucky! With temperatures dropping into the single digits recently, helping our residents stay warm is a high priority. Around this time of year, we commonly get questions about how all the primates stay warm. Thankfully there are a few...
