Cottontop tamarins, white-faced sakis, silvery marmosets—the Monkey House is full of fascinating little faces, wild manes, and hairy ears! The small primates that live here are known as New World monkeys because they are native to the forests of South and Central America.

 

These intelligent, curious, and social creatures are almost always busy. Our troops can often be found clambering across hanging vines, foraging for treats, and exploring the bags and boxes their keepers give them as enrichment toys.

 

Each year, tens of thousands of acres of tropical forests are destroyed to make room for agriculture and human settlements. Though more monkey species—a total of 85—live in the New World than anywhere else, they are disappearing as their habitat dwindles. Inside the Monkey House, you’ll learn what the Wildlife Conservation Society is doing both at the Bronx Zoo and in the wild to guard the future for these precious primates.