Those that know me will know that I love everything about Cireson. But there's two things in particular that I enjoy.
1. The Cireson Community
2. The amazing charities we are able to support
Therefore, it really made me smile when these two worlds happen to collide as Wild Futures, a monkey rescue charity based in the UK announced their 'Monkey of the Month' for March as Banjo, the Capuchin monkey that Cireson sponsors.
I am very lucky to have met Banjo at the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctury in Cornwall, UK, and can tell you that he is a amazingly cute monkey and as cool, and as much a Ciresonite as IT Monkey.
Here's the update from Wild Futures, please have a read and check out the Wild Futures Website for more details and if you are ever is that part of the world, I can really recommend a visit. Just remember to tell him Geoff says hi.
https://www.wildfutures.org/
Monkey
of the Month -
Banjo
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This
March we have
chosen the lovely
Banjo as our monkey
of the month! Banjo
celebrates his 10th
birthday on the
23rd and we thought
we would celebrate
by looking back at
his journey
through the
years...
Banjo
was born in 2009 to
dad Elvis and mum
Sue, in an animal
care college in the
UK. The college
aimed to teach
students how to
care for capuchins
in captivity, but
luckily, they
eventually realised
that this was not
appropriate. That
meant that the
whole family were
rescued by Wild
Futures in 2012.
Banjo
arrived alongside
his mum Sue, dad
Elvis, auntie
Betty, grandma
Sheila and
siblings Roccita,
Amy, and
Pepper. Over
the years a few
members of the
group have sadly
passed away, but
this family unit
has remained strong
throughout all of
their turbulent
times. In the wild,
when a young adult
male (like Banjo)
reaches sexual
maturity they would
usually leave their
family to find
their own group.
Elvis has always
been the leader,
but recently we
have seen a natural
slow shift in who
is the boss, with
Banjo showing more
and more signs of
becoming the
dominant male.
Thankfully, due to
their close
relationship, Elvis
seems to be
allowing this
transition, instead
of fighting for it,
which means that
they may be able to
stay together
still. We will
continue to monitor
the group
as Banjo
grows, as we always
have, which so far
has seen him turn
from a
mischievous and
playful young male
to a calm and
responsible member
of his group.
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Geoff_Ross
Cireson Consultant O.G.
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