"Baby" Theodore

In April 2002 rumors reached the refuge that a circus camped near by Villa Tunari, was illegally holding monkeys. Immediately Nena, accompanied by two volunteers and the police went to the circus. There, they found two monkeys. To their horror, they found that the main attraction of the circus was dog versus monkey matches. People paid the equivalent of 10 US cents to watch a dog fight a monkey.
A baby monkey, Theodore (aka Baby), was kept in the circus. Luckily for him, he was too young, to participate in the matches but he was very weak due to bad nutrition. The rescue was just in time to prevent the horrible future he was facing.
With the help of the police the two monkeys were confiscated. Unfortunately, Theodore's problems were not yet over. The policeman, very fond of the cute monkey, informed Nena that CIWY could take the older monkey but that the baby was going to stay with him as the new family pet (an illegal act of course).
A complaint was filed against the policeman and after a court hearing the baby was returned to the refuge.
Baby came to the refuge when he was just a few months old and has adapted very well. He has been accepted into the capuchin group and was even adopted by a female monkey.
He spends a big part of the day on older monkey's backs while they teach him to eat and hunt or just take him for a fun ride.