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Monkey Bread Recipe
There are many conflicting theories about how “Monkey Bread” got it’s name, but the one thing everyone can agree on: it’s delicious! This easy recipe is a PRC staff favorite - great at holiday time or anytime! Grab the kids and a few simple...
The Dahlonega Five Chimps
We first learned about the five chimpanzees living in the hills of northwest Georgia in the summer of 1997. Kevin Ivester, a former board member of the Simian Society of America, explained that little was known about the animals because the owner kept to herself....
The LEMSIP Chimps
In 1996, New York University made the decision to close down the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), which at the time housed nearly 200 chimpanzees and an even larger number of monkeys. All the animals needed to be...
Mighty the Sulawesi Macaque
Mighty the Sulawesi Macaque joined us at the PRC in 1995, when Baby, the Sykes’ monkey she was housed with, injured her owner in a savage attack. When nobody in the local area could be persuaded to help the owner safely secure the animals in transport...
Petey the Spider Monkey
Early in 2002, PRC founder April Truitt was contacted about an elderly Ohio woman living in squalid conditions with dogs and a monkey apparently in desperate need of medical attention.
Carlos the Long Tailed Macaque
The exotic animal pet industry is rife with ethical problems. One of the more disturbing consequences of the pet trade is that infant monkeys are highly desirable and profitable to breeders and so are prematurely taken from their mother’s care and do...
Las Vegas Zoo Barbary Macaques
The Southern Nevada Zoological – Botanical Park was unofficially referred to as the Las Vegas Zoo. It was also known as a poorly managed and unsuitable home for its 200+ animal residents.
