The 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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Background

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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Location Map
 

The Owl & Monkey Haven Entrance building
 

The Owl & Monkey Haven welcome sign
 

Information board plotting the progress from their early beginnings
 

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
 

A Common Marmoset
 

A Common Marmosets
 

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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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Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Javan Langur information sign
 

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
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Javan Langur
 

Mueller's Gibbons information sign
 

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
 

Mueller's Gibbons
 

Mueller's Gibbons
 

Macaques information sign
 

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
 

Macaques
 

Macaques
 

Macaques
 

Macaques
 

Macaques
 

Turkmenian Eagle Owl information sign
 

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
 

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
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

Snowy Owl information board
 

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
 

Snowy Owl
 

Did someone mention a 'play area'
 

Wait for me, says Clara, as she hurries towards the play area
 

Climbing up onto the slide
 

Here I am at the top
 

Hold on to me daddy!
 

And she can be at times
 

Here I come again
 

Ready, steady
 

Go
 

Time for a ride on the 'trikes'
 

Time to meet the Tawny Owl & European Eagle Owl
 

Tawny Owl
 

Tawny Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

Tawny Owl
 

Tawny Owl
 

Tawny Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

European Eagle Owl
 

An opportunity to get closer & touch the Tawny Owl's plumage
 

Thirsty work all this running around
 

A Passion Flower
 

Back at the Common Marmosets enclosure
 

Common Marmosets
 

Glass etching
 

Back at the Lar Gibbons enclosure
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons making their extremely loud call
 

Lar Gibbons
 

Lar Gibbons
 
 
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