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Love is in the air at Trentham Monkey this valentines half-term
The “Monkey Love Life Thru a Lens” competition launches with ourselves and Jessops Hanley as we open our gates for 2010 on the 13th February for Valentines half-term. We have launched a photographic competition for all our visitors this February half-term as we re-open to everyone after the winter. In celebration of Valentine’s Day and the monkey’s breeding season, visitors will be challenged to take a winning photo of any ‘monkey couples’ they spot in the forest.
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A unique experience
Monkey forest is 60 acres of beautiful woodland and meadows where 140 monkeys live in total freedom. You are plunged into the Barbary macaques fascinating world as you hear rustling in the trees, chattering in a strange language of sounds and mimicry, and chasing one another through the branches. To your right there is a male carrying a baby on his back, on your left are two females grooming each other, and in the trees are young monkeys doing acrobatics between the branches. Walking along the path you are transported into a different world of animal magic!
Freedom!
At Monkey Forest the Barbary macaques roam freely in a 60 acre forest. As you enter the park you will be able to observe the monkeys living in their fascinating society as they would in Algeria or Morocco. The two groups in the forest come from our existing parks in France and Germany and the monkeys have lived all their lives in similar settings. The parks have a non-invasive policy where we intervene as little as possible and leave the monkeys to live their lives as they would in the wild.
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Get up close and personal!
A beautiful site, a protected area
A 3/4 of a mile forest path, cleared and laid out for visitors, takes you through the splendid forest of Trentham Estate woodlands where the monkeys live. The monkeys roam freely, and you might even see one of them walk across the path in front of you on its way to explore another part of its home range!
An informative visit
Whether you are a fan of information boards, video documentaries, or prefer pure observation, you will find the level of information you seek in the park. Guides are situated along the path to explain the monkey's behaviour happening before your eyes. Why is this baby being carried by a male? What are the monkeys picking up from the ground? Where do they spend the winter? The guides have all the answers so please ask.
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