AJ and Joey

AJ (M-Crab-eating Macaque) – DOB 2/04

He arrived at the sanctuary 3/25/12 from North Carolina and was a previous pet.  His owner still continues to visit on occasion and follows the sanctuary on facebook.   

AJ is very quiet and curious.  He watches every movement of his caregivers, ready at any second to jump into action and quickly snatch someone’s glasses, hat, bag, leg, shoelace or any object within his reach.  Then he gives a wide eyed look, a low “ohhhh” and proceeds to enjoy with great pleasure the item he so so quickly stole from his caregivers.  

While not being mischievous, he busies himself playing with items in his enclosure, and watching visitors.  He likes playing in a pool of water, playing in the hose and getting showers from his caregivers.  He likes watching videos of monkeys, thumbing through a book, untying shoe laces and simply hanging out with one of his caregivers.  He can be seen grooming his roommate at times and cuddling with a blanket when its cold.  He likes most fruits, peas and potatoes, but eats a variety of foods. 

Joey (M-Crab-eating Macaque) – DOB 9/1/05

Joey came to the sanctuary in 2009 and was a previous pet. His owners had to surrender him as the laws in the state where he resided had changed and they were no longer able to keep him.  They have continued to visit and follow him on facebook.  

Joey is high energy and moves about quickly.  He is very muscular and strong. He is always on alert and is quick to crab items near him, thus caregivers have to be cautious. 

He has a very gentle side, known to drink calmly from a straw, calmly choose food from a bucket, or calmly read a book, but his demeanor can change quickly, reminding us he has a wild side!  He appears to respond better to males than females. 

He loves to swing in his barrel, climb on various structures in his enclosure and perch high in the enclosure and watch others in the sanctuary.  He loves food of all kinds, but is quite fond of fruits.  He is dominate over his roommate, thus scattering food is often recommended to give them both equal chance for all foods.