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Owl & Monkey Haven
The Owl & Monkey Haven has been created to provide a safe, happy environment for
primates & birds of prey who find themselves without a home
They care for many rare and endangered species that have never been seen on the
Island before & can seldom be found anywhere else in the country. We welcome
visitors of all ages to visit our exceptional sanctuary, meet our loveable
friends and witness their beauty, charm & very different personalities |
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Appeal on behalf of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice |
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WightCAM is totally
NON-Profit making with
ALL proceeds go to the Earl Mountbatten
Hospice. If you haven't made a donation, please consider doing so to support this
worthwhile charity, or to obtain a full description of the walk, please make a donation between £2 to £5, dependant upon the length of each walk
then E-Mail your request to
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The route description is my recollection of the journey and, whilst
every care has been taken to ensure that it is accurate, it may not
necessarily be an exact or complete description of the overall walk.
Please use this description together with the relevant map to plan your
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The Owl & Monkey Haven has been
created to provide a safe, happy environment for
primates & birds of prey who find themselves without a
home. The Haven is not a zoo or animal collection, it is
a sanctuary built to the highest possible standards with
large bespoke enclosures to suit the inhabitants needs.
They care for many rare and
endangered species that have never been seen on the
Island before & can seldom be found anywhere else in the
country. We welcome visitors of all ages to visit our
exceptional sanctuary, meet our loveable friends and
witness their beauty, charm & very different
personalities.
2011 has seen the introduction of
Daily Events programme, providing visitors with an
understanding and connection with the animals' they care
for. Their friendly staff can often be seen spending
time with visitors chatting about the differing species
and unique personalities of our animals. The success of
this personable approach has encouraged them to host a
daily events programme; Lunch time feeds, keeper talks
and Owl greetings offer close up viewings of the animals
as well as personal stories about the unique
characteristics of the inhabitants. |
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Click on the thumbnail to visit the Owl & Monkey Haven |
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The Owl & Monkey Haven Entrance building |
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The Owl & Monkey Haven welcome sign |
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| Information board on their
beginnings |
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A Common Marmosets
Marmosets come from all over South America and are some of the
World's smallest monkeys ranging from 100 grams to 800 grams - they
are highly intelligent, sociable and pull many facial expressions |
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Lar Gibbons information sign |
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Lar Gibbons
Lar gibbons rarely come to the ground, instead they use their
long arms and elongated hands and swing through the trees - this
swinging motion is called brachiation |
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Javan Langur information sign |
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Javan Langur
Javan langurs are endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java,
Bali and Lombok where they inhabit the dense forests and teak
plantations - they have complex digestive systems which allow them
to digest large quantities of leaves ripe and unripe fruit more
efficiently |
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Mueller's Gibbons information sign |
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Mueller's Gibbons
This small gibbon is unusual in that it shows no sexual
dimorphism, both the male and female look the same and have the same
colour fur - Mueller Gibbons travel through the trees via a swinging
motion called brachiation. They are very agile and extend their
elongated arms over their heads in order to hook their hands onto
the branches |
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Macaques information sign |
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Macaques
They have given their name to the rhesus antigens found in their
blood in 1940, which has enabled doctors to determine different
blood groups in humans - Rhesus macaques are widely made use of in
biological psychological and medicinal research |
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Turkmenian Eagle Owl information sign |
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Turkmenian Eagle Owl
Very large owl with prominent ear tufts and bright orange eyes.
Paler in colour than other Eagle owls with a white throat which
makes it distinguishable from other owls |
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European Eagle Owl
An Eagle owl once stopped a game of football between Belgium and
Finland for half an hour while he flew around the stadium. He can be
seen landing on the pitch and the goal posts on a youtube clip |
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Snowy Owl information board |
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Snowy Owl
Snowy owls may 'clap' their beaks if they feel threatened it is
believed that this sound is actually made by the clicking of the
tongue rather than the snapping shut of the beak |
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Time to meet the Tawny Owl & European Eagle Owl |
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An opportunity to stoke the Tawny Owl's plumage |
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Back at the Common Marmosets enclosure |
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Back at the Lar Gibbons enclosure |
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Lar Gibbons making their extremely loud call |
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