Monkey Haven has welcomed two critically endangered Yellow-breasted Capuchins (also known as Golden-bellied Capuchins) to their forever home at the sanctuary.
Dennis and Juan are brothers who were born at Edinburgh Zoo as part of the European Endangered Species Programme.
In recent years the family had fallen apart so the Island’s primate rescue charity was asked to rehome them.
Monkey Haven’s founder, Don Walser, said:
"We were only able to offer these lovely animals a home once we had moved our family of White-throated capuchins into their fancy new home, which we have just built.
"We have now finishing the refurb of the old enclosure, in time for the Dennis and Juan’s arrival on May 3.
"We’re grateful to Wightlink for providing ferry travel and also donating rope for the Capuchins to play on.”
Wightlink Commercial Director Phil Delaney added:
“We’re really pleased to be supporting the Monkey Haven with travel to bring Dennis and Juan to their new home on the Island.
"We hope they quickly settle into their new surroundings and enjoy playing on the old mooring rope we have donated for their enclosure.”
The Yellow-breasted Capuchins are native to the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil.
Hunting and habitat loss has led to the population dropping by 80% over the past 50 years — there are less than 3,000 left in the wild.
In the 1980s the Brazilian government got involved with the European Endangered Species Programme to ensure there was a genetically healthy
backup population bred in captivity.
So although Dennis and Juan are living at Monkey Haven, they will always belong to Brazil.
These monkeys are mostly brown and black, but get their name from the golden yellow fur that covers their upper arms, chest and stomach.
They are highly vocal and communicate with each other using barks, screams, whistles and chattering.
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