Jorge

Negra lived as a pet from a very young age with a family in Ascensión de Guarayos. She remained tied to a tree by a chain, surrounded by a group of pigs. The staff of Parque Ambue Ari used to see Negra every week when they went to buy fruits and vegetables for the animals at the sanctuary. They tried to explain to Negra’s captors that it is illegal to keep monkeys as pets and that they should release her to CIWY’s care. The family refused, until one day Negra freed herself, entered the neighbor’s house and caused great damage. After this, the family allowed CIWY to take Negra.

Negra initially came to Ambue Ari, but was transferred to Machía so that she could integrate into the group of spider monkeys there. Spider monkeys are very social animals and fortunately Negra was immediately accepted by the group.

Despite being over 20 years old, Negra is a very active monkey. Everything arouses her curiosity and she enjoys exploring the area for new stimuli. Her intelligence never ceases to amaze us, like when she learned to open bottles and carabiners with her opposable thumbs. Negra has a very strong character, a stubborn personality, and always gets what she wants. We loved seeing her blossom as part of the social group, after years of being tied to a tree.

A few years ago, Negra’s health declined. She lost interest in her surroundings and could barely move. The veterinary team discovered that Negra was suffering from congestive heart failure. She began a long but steady road to recovery, and thanks to the care of her volunteers and veterinarians, Negra is back to being her usual cheeky self. She takes daily medications to control her heart problem — she does not like the medication, so veterinarians have to engineer a thousand ways to hide the pills.

Negra is the oldest monkey in the sanctuary and continues to explore the jungle with the spider monkey group.

Please help cover the cost of Negra’s food and medications by sponsoring her today!