![]() ![]() For Bruiser, crate training was especially important because he has diabetes, which is treated with monthly injections. Like other Zoo residents, Pablo and Bruiser are target trained as well as trained to enter crates should they need to be moved. “Pablo and Bruiser typically spend their days foraging for diet items in enrichment, taking naps, and sometimes, on chilly mornings, you can see them at the top of their habitat soaking up the sunshine with their tails tucked over their body,” said Rainforest Revealed Supervisor Sidnee Santana-Mellor. ![]() In addition to their habitat, they also have access to a tunnel system, where they can sometimes be spotted taking a nap! The pair has resided in our Latin American section of the Zoo for the past two decades. Pablo.” Bruiser is referred to as “Brusington,” “Bruisey” and “Mr. Pablo is also called “Pablito,” “Pablino” and “Mr. ![]() According to keepers, their advanced ages do not slow them down – they use every part of their habitat!Īs with any animal resident who has been with us for some time, our animal care team have some fun nicknames for these two primates. Fortunately, neither show signs of mobility issues, so their habitat is set up as it would be for any squirrel monkey, regardless of age. Pablo, who is 22, and Bruiser, who is 21, are both well past the median lifespan for their species. This duo, who are half-brothers, were not born at our Zoo, but moved to our Zoo in 2002 from another AZA-accredited facility! We have two squirrel monkeys at the Zoo, Pablo and Bruiser, whose habitat sits in between that of our sloths and jaguar. If you haven’t yet spotted our squirrel monkeys, however, you are in for a treat! Wander into Rainforest Revealed and you’re likely to see swinging black-handed spider monkeys, swimming capybaras, a looming jaguar and napping two-toed sloths. We wanted to start a “Meet the Animals” section of our blog to introduce you to some of the residents that you may (or may not have) met yet! Some animals are easy to spot, but others are often not as easy to see because of their habitat set up, their personalities or their sleep cycles among other things. If you’ve visited the Zoo, you’ve likely met a lot of our more than 900 animal residents. ![]()
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