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The Owl Monkeys of the DuMond Conservancy in Miami, USA: A Scientific, Educational, and Community Asset

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Owl Monkeys

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Abstract

The colony of owl monkeys at the DuMond Conservancy has provided an exceptional opportunity to study their biology while offering extensive outreach to the local community and interdisciplinary training in research methods to numerous undergraduate and graduate students. The colony includes 20–25 pairs and/or families of predominantly Aotus nancymaae that live in outdoor enclosures surrounded by a subtropical forest in South Florida. The monkeys are exposed to natural levels of luminosity and temperature and actively forage for insects. These seminatural conditions enabled the first observations of food sharing and social anointing in the genus, which consequently inform and promote similar studies in nature. Students collaborate to provide quality care and enrichment for the monkeys and also serve as powerful advocates for them. The Conservancy has created an integrated program that promotes science, public education, and advocacy for the conservation of owl monkeys and overall biodiversity.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Frank DuMond, Sharon DuMond, and the Board of Trustees of the DuMond Conservancy for their support of education, research, and conservation of owl monkeys. Financial support has been provided by the Bachelor Foundation, the Allegany Franciscan Ministry, the John T. MacDonald Foundation, the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council, NASA, the P.L. Dodge Foundation, the Kirk Foundation, the American Society of Primatologists, the National Science Foundation, the Miami Foundation, State Farm, Inc., Florida International University, University of Miami, Randolph-Macon College, and Florida Southern College. We would like to thank Robert Cooper and Steven Green for all of their support throughout all of these projects. Members of the Scientific Advisory Board including Benjamin Beck, Alfie Rosenberger, and Patricia Wright and Chairs of the IACUC (Steven Green, Carol Mitchell, Julie Pynn, Andrew Halloran, Eliza Nelson) have provided guidance over the years. Many others have contributed to important work at the Conservancy including Robert George, Anissa Rodriguez, David Lloyd, Zacchary Klukkert, Joshua Fernandez, Jennifer Fermin, Nigel Fields, Tamara Vodovov, Mireya Mayor, and Deborah and Tom Misotti. All supporting members of animal care include Greta Mealey, Bianca Bonilla, Rodrigo Garcia, Molly Dodge, Isabel Sanchez, Candice Davila, Samantha Ambros, as well as Michelle Fonseca and all the IDD interns who helped enrich the lives of the owl monkeys. Extended members of Team Aotus including Lamin Sanyang, Juan Pablo Perea-Rodriguez, Wilfredo Cotto, Jeff Jefferson, Andrew Zamora, Jenny Roath, Madison Chamizo, James Herrera, Erin Ehmke, and all those listed in Tables 24.4 and 24.5 helped improve our understanding of Aotus behavior. Thank you to Andrea Spence-Aizenberg for sharing details of her experiences regarding Aotus behavior. Jeffrey French, Suzette Tardiff, Andrea Spence-Aizenberg, and Eduardo Fernandez-Duque provided valuable feedback on an earlier version of this chapter. This is DuMond Conservancy publication 66.

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Evans, S., Wolovich, C.K. (2023). The Owl Monkeys of the DuMond Conservancy in Miami, USA: A Scientific, Educational, and Community Asset. In: Fernandez-Duque, E. (eds) Owl Monkeys. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13555-2_24

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