The big arrival of more baby orphan monkeys, a family and a grandmother - when will we rest?

[@jensherman2771]

Beautiful beings. Both humans and monkeys. Thank you for being there to give the monkeys a safe place to call their home💛💛

[@raylee2476]

I love how gentle you all are being with them. Just moving the cages so gently.

[@stellaa9294]

Thanks to all who take care of these innocent beautiful monkey's, much respect!

[@Freedomofthepress38]

wow I promise I didn't read your comment first lol. we just have great minds right

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

All very special group here to devote such time out of your lives to care for these monkeys.

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

Happy to see Laura. Too bad see had to go back hope She's so careful and sweet . Her and Mark .

[@jimrossi7708]

That lone female kinda breaks my heart but she will definitely get 💕 💗 with Dave and Company !! I tell people who talk how wonderful those people are in the islands near Cambodia and Vietnam that if the want to get a look at how monkeys should be treated they should check Dave & Co. out or A. Marisco out because they love these little guys from their hearts !! I have learned so much just from these 2 channels !!!

[@PrimateProductions]

Are there people who say that the people who have the "pet" monkeys that are seen on KZbin from Cambodia are wonderful? I have never seen anybody say that they thought they were "wonderful"....I thought most people felt it was not a good thing that they were doing...maybe I am missing it though. I am sure there are a few people who are completely clueless about it! Also, though I really like the guy who owns the Arroz Marisco channel (I have known him since before he ever started regularly filming the macaques when he used to be a landscape photographer!) I'm not sure how you could compare him to these guys on this channel really...he is just a photographer that frequently goes to Monkey Hill to film the Rhesus macaques there. He feeds them and films them and of course he is pretty involved in that he names them and keeps up with the goings on there with them but he does not do any type of work like they do here...I mean he never gets involved more than feeding them and filming them.

[@jimrossi7708]

@@PrimateProductions , no way would I compare his knowledge with VMF and I consider Dave one of the very best when it comes to monkeys, btw AM does have some medical knowledge and the ones I am talking about are the ones putting diapers and such on baby monkeys and using for their own gain where as VMF & AM do it for love !

[@jimrossi7708]

@@PrimateProductions , BTW I am not talking about that great guy who has the 2 monkeys for many, many years and loves all wildlife, such a beautiful person !! Have a great weekend GP !

[@gigicostlow4414]

@@PrimateProductions Yes, many of their followers often let them know how "wonderful" and "kind" they are and thank them for "taking such good care" and for "saving" the babies. And many of those followers send them money. They really are clueless or they refuse to believe the truth. Not sure that AM feeds them. You have to be registered there to be a feeder. I have seen videos where he was not feeding them and was waiting for the feeders to arrive. I like what he does also.

[@PrimateProductions]

@@gigicostlow4414 some people are just absolutely idiots!! Are they being serious or just trolling or something?? Who would not be able to see what is happening?? Yes, AM is a very good person! I don't think he is registered to fees them because he doesn't feed them large scale but there are definitely some of his videos that show him feeding some here and there...not very often though and I think it's been awhile since he has...🙂

[@debbiezeilmann6164]

Thank you so so much for the love and care you give these beautiful 🐒

[@kathieh7012]

Wow you all are sooo busy with all the new monkeys but they couldn't be in better hands than yours, Dave & all! Love the updates & everyone there @ VMF! 🙏🥰

[@t.s.butler191]

I highly respect Every One of You

[@timmied8461]

Thank you for this really great video, and for all your tireless work helping these unfortunate monkeys! You guys are the BEST! 💗

[@Freedomofthepress38]

Shout out to the Flokie!!!!!! Hes looking good. Last time I saw him, that Volunteer from France was working with his legs. Has it helped the little soldier some I hope? He's definitely looking bigger and stronger from the little bit I saw him on here. Thank you guys so much for all you do. I have some idea how much effort everyone there puts in and it shows..You guys have definitely payed it forward.. Much respect..

[@peterhoward7530]

This was a great video. I especially enjoyed seeing a few of the volunteers, plus two of the dogs, welcoming the truckload of new arrivals. Also liked seeing the two bearded male volunteers at work. They look like handy chaps to have around when there is heavy lifting to be done. In a previous video we saw one of the local African staff members saying a few words. Please, more exposure for the African staff if they are willing. They are invisible heroes working tirelessly in the background though I'm sure they are valued. In the end it's all about the monkeys but it's Dave and his people who make it possible. I appreciate the unique difficulties presented by the new arrivals. Three babies who are already a little old for fostering, adult male and female and a wild grandma. Hope you can keep the viewers informed about what solution you find for each of them.

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

Wow I've seen this episode already but came upon it again and watched . So sad 😞 how these monkeys especially the old ladies came to be here but I remember that you guys were great to help them and how happy they are now . I cant thank you enough for all you guys have put forth in caring for all of them . Exactly what I would want to to for them if I had the means . Again ,thank you all .

[@keithstephens7783]

Hello Dave I have been following your channel for a couple of years now and I have noticed that you really Do care about these monkeys and I and I admire you for that, Also the volunteers that you have there,, Personally I believe that you all are heaven sent and there is a special place in heaven waiting for each and every one of you, And I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels that way, May God-bless each and every one of you, Much love to you all from the United States

[@VxNihili]

Thank you all for everything you do!

[@cathrinewhite7629]

Wow Ellie! You do have your hands full!😂 With your calmness having 3 older babies, climbing the walls- you must meditate ALOT! LOL👏

[@FoggyDay196]

You guys do some yeoman service! Thank goodness you’re there for these little monkeys. It must be such a nice feeling to get those nasty diapers off, have a bath and some good food and kindness. ❤️

[@restore91]

Thank you ❤

[@kratkyhomesteader9043]

Not again! I keep saying to Dave there would be more. You poor weary dedicated folks aren't ever going to get a rest from all the wonderful care you give!!!

[@julieprior3126]

Bathing those wrigglers with dirty bums must be a very smelly job! Respect to you guys managing that! They do look lovely and fluffy afterwards tho. This video really highlights the immense difficulty you have working with such incredibly different needs of your newcomers. That was a real mixed bag. So glad Floki and Cuddy are doing ok now. Good luck with trying to integrate those who can be. And huge thanks, as always, for all you do.

[@dorothydeese759]

Wonderful video. Thanks to all of you for stepping up and caring for the new charges. It's been a year and I hope to see a update. God bless 🙏❤️🙏 from the USA.

[@jimrossi7708]

Of course we send our best to Floki from New Jersey in the USA 🇺🇸 !!!

[@av8tore71]

Lived in Hillsborough, NJ for 6 years before moving to Illinois

[@jimrossi7708]

@@av8tore71 , my brother also moved from northern NJ to Chicago, for work !

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

Respect and best wishes from Virginia, too.

[@jimrossi7708]

@@carolynmcpherson2667 , thanks

[@Katherine-jw2rx]

Dave you and all of your team are doing a absolute wonderful job with the Monkees both babies and older ones. They're very very lucky to have all you guys and gals especially Dave looking after them all and giving them a second chance for a happy new life. Love the love & care you all give to them. Top marks to you all. You all be proud of yourselves! ..best wishes to you all. Kathy from New Zealand 💞

[@nikkipogorzelski3046]

Now they are arriving by a multi generation family!? God bless all of you amazing people 🐒❤

[@PrimateProductions]

Well a mom and baby if that is what you mean.🙂

[@marthamitchell2862]

Loved this episode. Best one yet.

[@sep2383]

It is so wonderful to see the babies jumping and playing. I can't imagine the frustration the pet monkeys endure to be hit and yelled at for acting out their energy.

[@jimrossi7708]

These babies are loved and the other ones are being exploited for 💵 from the Greedy Piglets of Cambodia and Vietnam !!

[@kayburgess8536]

Yes they have been abused poor things

[@PrimateProductions]

@@jimrossi7708 you mean the people that keep them as "pets" and make videos for youtube?(in Cambodia) What do you mean these ones are loved (in comparison to the ones in Cambodia)? Of course now that they have been brought here they will be properly cares for but are you saying that them being kept as pets in comparison to the ones in Cambodia being kept as pets they were loved?? They might have been "loved" supposedly but it was a much more loving thing for their owners to turn them over to this foundation of course!🙂

[@dpmcnamee1799]

There are a few who actually take good care of their monkeys and try to create an environment in which they can run and play and 'be a monkey". Unfortunately, they do not get credit where it is due, simply because they are Asian and/or live in Cambodia. While Cambodia is notorious for allowing these monkeys to be used for profit and, worse, turns a blind eye to their torturous abuse, it is also not right to go to the minority and verbally abuse the families who are doing the right thing by their care. So like everything else in life, please don't make generalizations about the monkeys. Not everyone there is a horrible person. Stopping the real abusers, the poaching and governments turning a blind eye to what is happening must be done at a higher level. One could not win a war by going house to house to stop it. The monkey situation in Cambodia needs a higher levek solution which I am convinced needs to come from international animal conservation and rescue organizations and quite possibly the UN. The reality, however, is we are still in the midst of a global pandemic and attention and resources and motivation is not there to deal with a problem that seems to be quite ably put on the shelf to deal with later.

[@dpmcnamee1799]

@@PrimateProductions My take on that statement is there are "monkey families" who took in these babies as pets having no clue what a job they are to take care of. When they realize it, they do the right thing and take them to VMF. We must also recognize, however, the VMF is functioning in an entirely different country with more educated people and at least a higher standard of living than Cambodia, where it appears to be mass poverty. I never condone the clear abuse these babies suffer. it breaks my heart and many are downright tortured. Yet at the same time, those few who do get taken into a caring home are better off than in the hands of the Cambodian VO's, most of whom seem to be very sick individuals. It is a complicated problem and the ultimate solution will not be found until the country is persuaded to do something. But the reality of the money they earn via KZbin cannot be denied. It is a serious financial contribution to the Cambodian economy and lifting people to a higher standard of living. As long as that fact is part of the equation, and there is nothing to replace that viable economic development source, there is no way anything will fundamentally change.

[@nycayugaducks2295]

I alway enjoy the narration of your videos ! What a great team you have ! Makes me wish I could sell all I have and move there ! Great job guys ! Lucky monkeys 💕

[@VervetMonkey]

Maybe one day!

[@chucklesburk]

Me too! A worthy move, indeed, from Ontario, Canada!

[@sherryfulghum3494]

BEAUTIFUL monkeys

[@LeannBrady]

All of your crew are truly GODS Angels for what yall do with animals

[@christiane-chris5798]

elle a l'air toute gentille cette sage dame ......

[@jimrossi7708]

Thank you Dave and the rest of you helpers of Saint Francis for helping these beautiful creatures of God !

[@kayburgess8536]

Poor girl love what yall do

[@cathymedina8876]

That's a sad story about the older female monkey. It's awful that she was a wild monkey & now she's confined. These monkeys are beautiful.

[@VervetMonkey]

like an old age home, she is looked after nicely and fed the best - probably loves it - the wild is tough

[@sherryfulghum3494]

THANKS

[@jilldaubresse5873]

Oh my. It's like a roomful of toddlers, except these kids jump high and run very fast.

[@PrimateProductions]

Lol...yes quite a bit more rambunctious since they move faster and have the ability to go vertical as well!!

[@brandiecrisp8385]

I love seeing Cuddy!

[@ms.newyawkeri7559]

Oh my goodness, you sure have your hands full with all the new arrivals. The new babies are little terrors stealing pens, toilet tissue, etc. Lol They are adorable. The older female is so sad. I hope you can get her in with other monkeys. Is there a way you can possibly form a new troop with the new arrivals? You have one dominant male, the rest are females and the three babies. That is if you have the room for one. Just a thought. Thank you for going above and beyond with the new arrivals. I know it won't be easy for the team. God bless you all. Stay safe.

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

VMF: See how much your enterprise is loved? We're all out here scratching our heads and wondering how we can help.

[@ralphmorris8149]

Vmf money is always a good start I'm sure these organizations never have enough money. People who run these organizations are like the rest of us food, lodging, transportation,etc etc. they don't make money doing what they do. It's up to the public to do their part volunteering time and/or MONEY. GOD bless you all for your time and hard work. THE UNIVERSE is watching. I believe,good karma begets good karma. You will see the fruit of your labor do WONDERFUL THINGS. In this life and beyond. May God bless you all the days of your life.

[@jmh9507]

I am always disappointed when the video ends. I enjoy watching and learning about the monkeys, its wonderful. I also like that there are several different narrators. It shows how professional the staff is and how they work as a team. A question? Was the monkey family all together when they were found? Or were they ex pets. Also there not a family for life, right? Well thanks for making a home for the monkeys.

[@PrimateProductions]

It was my understanding that the family (mom, baby, adult male) came from a breeder. Though in the wild a male and female will not be in an exclusive relationship for life (though they do sometimes form bonds/special relationships or friendships with one another they will still mate and mingle with others) if they have been in captivity together for a long time and especially if they have not be around other monkeys then it might be difficult to get them to accept or be accepted by others in an already existing troop.

[@jmh9507]

@@PrimateProductions Thank you. Are they bred for inferious reasons?

[@melindasewell67]

Kuddos!!! Great work.. 💕

[@ruthwatson4242]

How are the older monkeys that you receive integrated into a troop. Are they integrated into a troop? Please explain.

[@DeniseKoenig-py2ki]

So what do u do with the ones thar u get that are to old to get inti a troop

[@mildredlaware1061]

GOD BLESS YA'LL🙏🙏🙏 ❣💗

[@Bill23799]

If I was Cuddy I would be thinking how long I have to wait before I have another small BooBoo so I can have another Luxury visit to Sick Bay.

[@PrimateProductions]

I'm sorry but what exactly did you say she had a period of time doing what at 42:03? The strange behavior that you said needed to be observed?

[@VervetMonkey]

ripping up her blankets and destroying the plates

[@PrimateProductions]

@@VervetMonkey ohno I heard that part. Whatever you said at exactly 42:03....thanks a bunch for replying though!

[@adriannegrillo8394]

Poor sweetheart 😢

[@cathrinewhite7629]

15:35 That boy looks almost as big as Mango!🐒

[@stevehowes2447]

I've been going through and watching some of the newer and older videos and I cannot help wondering whyyyy there are sooo many orphan babies?! What is going on with all their mums? I thought the people were usually trying to steal the babies not the mums? Thanks to all of you amazing people helping these 🐒!

[@VervetMonkey]

Its a very small percentage of those that we manage to rescue, by far the biggest problem is motor vehicle accidents as the moms are alot slower when carrying a baby and they not very good at judging the speed of vehicles, they get killed on the roads, the next highest are they get shot as people cant tolerate them, as the baby is hanging under the mom they survive in most circumstance. we average around 20 - 30 orphans a year

[@stevehowes2447]

@@VervetMonkey Thank you for understanding my naivete. I didn't realize how integrated with humans they are. Good luck! You're amazing people! 😇🥰

[@Kim-lc3fv]

Wow, you guys really do have your hands full right now...and baby season is just around the corner! I hope the problematic newcomers can settle down soon enough.

[@rodneystephens8859]

What happens to older monkeys that can't be integrated into a troop, what do you all do about their living quarters

[@VervetMonkey]

They normally teamed up with another monkey of the same age and located on the sides of the natural enclosure so they can interact with other monkeys

[@patriciawerner5690]

What do you when they are too big to put in a troup

[@juliehowman3912]

The family of 3 monkeys? Will they be able to be integrated into a troop with being an adult male, adult female and another baby

[@jimrossi7708]

Julie if there would be any chance this is the place , Dave and the gang are tireless and are knowledgeable and if outside help is needed they know where to look ! I hope they succeed and it’s to bad that they can’t go back to their troop !!

[@juliehowman3912]

@@jimrossi7708 I agree their work is exemplary, and their experience vast, it is just that I know from previous videos that introducing adults is difficult. With a family group of 3 I would think it impossible to introduce them as a single unit.

[@juliehowman3912]

@@cu280 absolutely. The work of the foundation is exemplary and their capacity to turn the lives of these primates around is second to none. I fully support and appreciate the work that they do and my question is because of my understanding about their hierarchies would indicate that introducing a family of three into a troop would be neigh on impossible as within the small group they have already established hierarchy amongst the self. The male would then challenge the hierarchy of the established troop.

[@PrimateProductions]

@@jimrossi7708 outside help? What do you mean? Dave has been doing this long before there was ever a KZbin channel and I'm pretty certain he and his family are pretty much the authorities on caring for/rehabbing vervets in his area. I can't imagine who he would call on for outside help!🙂 (Sorry, not trying to sound rude...couldn't word what I was trying to get across without it sounding a bit like I was intentionally being so but I definitely wasnt!)

[@PrimateProductions]

@@juliehowman3912 yes it would present some unique issues for sure...if nothing else but because if the male and female have been living together without exposure to other monkeys they might have difficulties separating them and them accepting and being accepted by an already formed troop. Generally though in the wild males migrate to a new troop every few years (or usually at least once in their life after reaching maturity) and though troops don't like adult outsiders they do accept them eventually. Females however usually stay with their natal troop (the one they were born in) for life...i know that in macaques it can be difficult to introduce an adult female to a strange new troop...I think it logically would possibly be the same for vervets. Males and females are promiscuous maters in the wild.

[@chereecargill355]

Oh, my goodness!! What a load dumped on your back!!

[@briandelaney9710]

They were probably used to getting baths from their owners

[@saraanderson6615]

Those people that keep monkeys as pets and put diapers and clothes a on them are just wrong! Monkeys aren’t pets they need to stay wild. ❤️

[@donnachappell3674]

How is the family adjusting💛

[@kurumais]

i would love to follow that breeding family and the older female and see if you can integrate them into a troop

[@PrimateProductions]

I am so confused about what the deal was with all the new arrivals...were they all (except for the older female) brought in by the same person? Had they all been kept as pets? If so, by the same people? Was the female with the baby and the adult male come from a breeder maybe (I think that was what I heard) but arrived with all the others? I'm so confused. Were there 2 groups of older babies that arrived?

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes they where all confiscated in Johannesburg by the authorities and had nowhere to go, there outcome looked bleak so we had to give them a chance

[@PrimateProductions]

@@VervetMonkey oh ok that makes sense now...that they were confiscated!! Thanks

[@pilarsanchez50]

Hi how are you? I have many questions. How you chose the names? how you know how age are they? How you grab the monkey, when you see it’s sick? I mean adults that all ready in the foundation?

[@VervetMonkey]

I am fine, people donate to name them, they born at a certain time of year, after that we guess, we grab them carefully, we use a trap cage

[@christiane-chris5798]

Si il s'agit d'un ulcère ici au Québec, y a une petite chirurgie qui consiste à prendre une aiguille et tracer dans la cornée un quadrillé puis coudre les 2 paupières ensemble pour 18 jours. Ceci permet la régénération de cellules saines qui vont prendre la place de celles qui constitue l'ulcère. La plupart du temps, ça fonctionne mais il peut arriver qu'on ait à répéter l'opération 2 fois avant complète guérison....Ma petite chienne qui s'était blessé à un oeil en courant sous la haie de cèdre a passé ces chirurgies (dans son cas, on a dû faire 2 fois. Il est clair que ça doit être fait sous anesthésie générale pour éviter de mauvais mouvements pendant la chirurgie.

[@adriannegrillo8394]

Its pitiful what humans have done to them

[@cathrinewhite7629]

Dave et al., so if these came from a "breeder"...what is the nature of these businesses? Do they primarily sell them as pets (in or out of country), or for bushmeat?😥

[@PrimateProductions]

Likely pets. You don't really hear of them being bred for "bushmeat" specifically.

[@teresabryant2662]

What happens if you cannot integrate The Monkees

[@VervetMonkey]

that very seldom happens but in those cases we house them in larger enclosures and will then move them around till we find a place they fit, that wont be the same for those of retirement age of course, they will just get a place to relax and live out there live stress free

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

Good morning, Folks. On my screen the thumbs-up icon--right below the screen--is dark, instead of blue, and if you click on that icon the words appearing next to it are "dislike." Is that someone's attempt to keep us from posting feedback, or is your mechanism to make sure that people like me don't post more than once? Just wanted to make sure.

[@VervetMonkey]

I assume you addressing the youtube developer as we have no control over anything except the video we upload, you may have to address the KZbin FAQ file, from what ive seen you can normally click like and then unclick it so maybe a new feature

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

@@VervetMonkey Thanks, VMF. Just checking to make sure your site hasn't been kidnapped by someone.

[@amandaellison4892]

🐒🐒❤️❤️

[@BonBon-pf4yo]

Name the old gal AGATHA. Suits her well, I think.

[@Bill23799]

22:30 Elvis has left the building.

[@ickiedeer-lamb7282]

These monkeys now live in the foundation, caged. Do they ever get released from cages back to the wild?

[@VervetMonkey]

they get release into semi-wild camps, unfortunately there are still land disputes in the country which could lead to their demise, any wild vervet brought in for treatment is released back into the wild

[@mildredlaware1061]

Did you name her yet? How about Ciccy with c's

[@Bill23799]

Hey Dave I was wondering something. When new human volunteers arrive at the VMF do you put them in Quarantine for a few days? If they arrive wearing a nappy do you make them sit in a big pan of warm water to clean their bottom?

[@VervetMonkey]

yes we do, those wearing nappies are not allowed

[@Bill23799]

@@VervetMonkey Haha. Dave you are all doing a great job giving these beautiful creatures the best lives they can have. I did not know you took so in many adult pets. Can you elaborate in a video a story on how you try to integrate a lifelong pet into a troop? I imagine it must take a long time to just teach them to be a monkey again. I think Floky would be a good ambassador to the adult pets. Perhaps set him inside an enclosure next to theirs and see how they they along.

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

@@Bill23799 The complexities of integrating so many animals in so many different situations is mind-boggling. Bless you all.

[@PrimateProductions]

@@VervetMonkey awww...is that a problem you frequently have to deal with??😉🙂

[@youbestbequiet]

Soooooo many ads.

[@easilydistracted]

Watch them. Consider it a donation to the Foundation that doesn't cost you anything but a couple of minutes.

[@julieprior3126]

Yes, each ad helps the foundation if you leave them to run right through. Every little helps the work on their very restricted income.

[@PrimateProductions]

@@julieprior3126 you have to watch at least 30 seconds of an ad for them to get paid for it!🙂

[@youbestbequiet]

@@julieprior3126 I understand that but every 5 minutes? One ad was 23 minutes. Come on.

[@karynkay328]

@@youbestbequiet you can subscribe to KZbin, when you them to view there are no adds

[@jeanettewolfenbarger1256]

The one you don't have a name for, could you call her Janice, She is the last of this video.

[@VervetMonkey]

She is called Cindy

[@traycwilson945]

With the group arrivals especially the babies why do you feel like you need to put the camera right in their face if they're nervous? Personal opinion it seems like you should stay back a little ways to make them more comfortable.

[@VervetMonkey]

its called zoom

[@Bill23799]

When Fairytale went to sickbay and had her tale amputated shouldn't you have changed her name to Fairy?

[@PrimateProductions]

I agree

[@VervetMonkey]

I think she was given the name Fairytale after the amputation - like we no they exist but you never see them

[@fossilcrab]

too bad you can't just put them altogether- new babies, the new mom, dad.... New troupe started! I haven't watched the whole vid yet, but I coulnd't help but say that... I assume of course that it is SO much easier said than done, especially as these are mostly not wild...

[@maryannvaldez4531]

No offense, But why do you all put yourselves to care for these monkies?Why not take them back to where they belong with their line.They can survive without pampers.

[@EmmaDee]

Why? Seriously are you asking why anyone cares? Everything in life deserves a chance. They are victims of circumstances.