Have you ever thought it would be cool to have a monkey for a pet?  Lots of people do. What most people don’t know though is that monkeys need specialized food and care, and very importantly, they also need to be with members of their own species. Monkeys have very complex social structures and they do not do well when deprived of this. The Primate Team at the Houston Zoo is always working to get this message out.

One place near and dear to the primate team’s heart is Belize. This beautiful country located on the east coast of Central America is home to the endangered Yucutan Black Howler Monkey. Unfortunately many of these amazing monkeys are kept as pets. For the past four years the Houston Zoo primate department has been working to support the conservation of wild hower monkeys in Belize. Primate keepers have traveled to Belize to help with the rehabilitation and release of former pet howler monkeys. These experiences have inspired a passion in the keepers that they want to share with you  during Zoo Boo.  Come to the Wortham World of Primates and join Zoe on her Howlerween adventure to find howler monkeys and put them back in the wild!

Meet Zoe the Zookeeper at Howlerween!

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