The one place to escape and hopefully encounter some animals was the Chimpanzee Forest building. Inside it's usually toasty. There are generous interior habitats for Chimpanzees, Colobus Monkeys, and in rotation one of these species from Madagascar: Coquerel's Sifaka, Ring-tailed Lemurs, or Red Ruffed Lemurs. Today the Chimpanzees were off exhibit, the Colobus Monkeys were present and the Coquerel's Sifaka were on rotation.
There are also exhibits for Panamanian Golden Frogs, and West African Dwarf Crocodiles within the building. The Panamanian Golden Frogs are extinct in the wild and only live in zoo and conservation collections. At the Maryland Zoo the little colony has a cabinet-sized terrarium to call home.
I am not completely sure how many Colobus Monkeys that zoo has in it's collection. Today there were two out and about in their habitat. One fault I have with the zoo is that of all the species of primates, there are the only ones that do not have an exterior habitat in which to live. I would make rectifying that one of my next priorities.
The zoo is home to a family unit of Coquerel's Sifaka. Today only two were out and about.
There are also exhibits for Panamanian Golden Frogs, and West African Dwarf Crocodiles within the building. The Panamanian Golden Frogs are extinct in the wild and only live in zoo and conservation collections. At the Maryland Zoo the little colony has a cabinet-sized terrarium to call home.
I am not completely sure how many Colobus Monkeys that zoo has in it's collection. Today there were two out and about in their habitat. One fault I have with the zoo is that of all the species of primates, there are the only ones that do not have an exterior habitat in which to live. I would make rectifying that one of my next priorities. 
The zoo is home to a family unit of Coquerel's Sifaka. Today only two were out and about.
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