| George | |
|---|---|
|
Gender |
Male |
|
Species |
Ring-Tailed Lemur |
|
Born |
Circa 1984 |
|
Died |
September 2020 (aged approximately 36) |
George was a male ring tailed lemur.
Before coming to Monkey World, George lived at a safari park where he would raid people's lunches, which resulted in him becoming overweight.
In 1999, George was ousted from his group due to eating all of the food there. He was placed into an enclosure with a male capuchin monkey named Arthur to give him company. That same year, they were joined by another capuchin monkey named Sinbad.
However, George continued to eat all of the food in the enclosure. Evenually, Arthur and Sinbad took a stand against George, resulting in the lemur being removed from the enclosure.
After spending some time on his own, George eventually lost weight and was eventually accepted back into his old group.
However, George was later kept in a separate enclosure from the other lemurs after he was ousted again. Wanting George to have companionship, Monkey World staff paired him with a female pata's monkey named Mica, who had recently lost her companion Sissy-Jo. The pair became known as "The Odd Couple".
He and Mica later shared an enclosure with white-throated guenon monkeys named Benny, Nia and their daughter Biff.
Sadly in September 2020, George began to struggle to move around due to his old age. Not wanting George to continue suffering, it was decided by Monkey World staff that the kindest thing to do was put him to sleep.