Why You Should Think Twice Before Owning A Monkey | Predator Pets | Curious?: Natural World

Exotic pets take all shapes and forms and often the owners have an incredible and very special bond with their animals And this is undeniably the case with Lisa You see this little itty bitty baby It's cute as can be But that little itty bitty baby is gonna tear you apart At no point should you ever feel complacent with a monkey you've never met before This monkey was only after the owner's camera, but it's an intense reminder. This is a wild animal If you buy a monkey be prepared that you are gonna get attacked Lisa and Mugwai have been friends for 24 years a Commitment that's incredibly rewarding, but also very demanding Unless you're an educated monkey owner you're in for disaster Every single monkey bites, and it's gonna bite you no matter what you do so You know a monkey has to be tamed and then it can be trained So it's a process that you have to go through and it takes a lot of taming To become a good monkey When you have a good monkey, it's easy to make new friends, but if your monkey is a little wild it may bite strangers Many vets will only examine a monkey when it's sedated to avoid any unwelcome wounds When these animals hit six years old and start going through puberty they can become wild vicious Dangerous animals you know the training that they've often learned the domestication They've learned at that early age that pretty much goes out the window and you are dealing with literally a whole different animal Monkeys frequent the tourist circuit in Thailand and they may seem super cute But you always need to keep your guard up and pay attention to what may become aggressive behavior Don't be deceived by their so-called friendly antics these monkeys are wild a Lot of these animals carry diseases that are communicable to people they're called zoonotic diseases and a zoonotic disease is any disease That can be transferred from pet or animal to person and some of the diseases are quite serious non-human primates carry herpes and monkey pox and Ebola so Again, if you don't know what you're doing Sanitation care so forth and it's not something that you can take on or a family member a friend who's visiting because the disease is Now spread around your home. You have to step back and look at all that's involved Do your research and education depending on the pets and what's involved the take-home here is never should be taken lightly Owning an exotic pet regardless of the size of the species We still have monkeys in the United States that are carrying disease probably only a third out of the 40,000 monkeys out there and growing each and every day. They are not vaccinated We've been vaccinating these monkeys for years and years and years and we do a serology test to screen Everything that imaginable that they could possibly have This isn't a pet for someone keen on owning a low-maintenance animal monkeys can be a handful She's very calm though. She'll sit and she'll watch a movie with you have some popcorn She doesn't get into a lot of things She used to when she was two three, four, five six seven so over the age of 12 to 13, then they really start to be a part of your life Capuchin monkeys reach maturity around five years at which point their personality can become even more demanding and potentially aggressive If you're the prime carer you really need a lot of training to make sure the relationship stays on track She is a pound so that eight pounds coming at you full force a Lot of monkey there really seriously. It's a lot of monkeys. She's she's strong a Monkey on the attack is a situation to be avoided at all costs However for Lisa this inherent wild animal instinct saved her life They're very smart. Yes, I was attacked I came home from work and I was attacked in my garage and my monkey saved my life a Man had grabbed me from behind Inside my house on the second floor. They have there are two monkey rooms And if it wasn't for all four of them that came downstairs and attacked him, I probably wouldn't be alive today All I gotta do is give her one sign and it says she becomes the wild animal that everyone sees. I Love her two pieces. We are two people that are inseparable Capuchins are most notably renowned as pets of organ grinders and were in fact introduced as exotic pets From their home territories of Central and Northern South America These mischievous rascals certainly kept the audience entertained Plus they had the ability to carry a cup around to collect money From this their popularity grew for those wanting an unusual pet. There's pros and cons Where exotic pets are concerned because our biggest problem is the caretakers and owners that own them Don't have the education that they need Lisa has trained around three to four thousand monkeys Often referred to as the monkey whisperer Lisa is the go-to person if your monkey is misbehaving when I take her to train other monkeys She helps and you know It's great for the other monkeys to see that they can actually be loved that they can be touched without being hurt or you know the mistakes these owners make by using gloves and using weapons and The shock collars and things like that. I mean it's still going on today Owning a monkey is a commitment for up to 30 years or more While capuchins are the most intelligent of the new world monkeys in the human world. They are like toddlers But that's how naive these people are. They think that they're humans and they can treat them as humans But they're wild animals. They have to have a habitat Not a little tiny birdcage a habitat So they can be free. They can jump they can climb they can do they have things to do all the time Muggies surrounded by so many You know, they need their own kind to be able to communicate to socialize to groom each other That is a healthy animal in captivity. I A lot of them came that way and all the monkeys that are there have either been injured and they've been rescued Or they've been dropped off You have to be a very experienced person to have a primate. It's a huge responsibility I do believe that any of the larger monkeys should not be kept as Quote pets, but I do not call them pets. I call them companions These devoted companions may need a lot of ongoing training, but just like humans They are always capable of a little monkey business. I Studied animals. I studied monkeys their data the brainwaves Their anatomy and because they're so human you open her up. She's just like me, you know So it's so beautiful creature that can do anything that we can do I mean she started my van and her and Madeline ran it into my house in the garage So this is how smart they really are, you know, you cannot turn your back Mugwight may be a troublemaker at times, but she also knows when to be well-behaved Especially when there's the opportunity to go toy shopping for her birthday But first a quick sketch as a thank-you gift After all monkey is a very polite little monkey and doesn't want to turn up to any event empty-handed Happy birthday 24 Ron may not have a monkey in his store every day, but he's certainly keen to help muggy find the best present. She's ever had You like that one no interest in that one no When it comes to shopping muggy is a girl who knows what she wants. It certainly loves all the attention I She might muggies not listening to Ron sales pitch for these toys All right right here it's like a little Jeep Wrangler Looks like Ron has finally ticked all the boxes Thrill seeker yellow doesn't seem to hold as much appeal. However, the scooter looks like fun After all that adventure it's time for a quick pit stop nurture your favorite The texture and There's a lot of controversy about owning a monkey not all monkeys have a great reputation And many certainly aren't as well-behaved as mug one, but it seems the key is all about good parenting All right, sweetie. Your total is 6494 you see it right there Yeah, that's gonna be for your new car your new Jeep. What do you think about that? You're gonna be a journey girl. You can go on journeys with mama Yum-yums it comes down to How well they are taken care of and that is the big picture. I Get judged every single day What it comes down to when they lose control of that monkey. Who do they call? you can Call me names you can say whatever you want to say, but at the end you're gonna be begging for my help You know and and am I gonna turn that person away because they were they were crappy to me. No No, I'm gonna help them because it does not matter. I Don't care about them. I care about those animals. That's what really matters to me