Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park welcomes its first monkey species

Looking for something fun to do with the kids? A wildlife park in West Michigan has a new addition!

Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park in Alto is home to over 460 mammals from 64 different species! The newest animals are the park’s first monkeys. Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park recently welcomed a pair of white-handed gibbons.

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Meet Gillian (blonde) and Donnie (black with white face).

The species is native to Southeast Asia and is considered endangered because it is threatened by deforestation and urban development. According to Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, white-handed gibbons are known for their morning calls to announce their territory. If you are there in the morning, you can hear these calls throughout the park. According to National Geographic, white-handed gibbons are some of the fastest primates of all!

What other animals can you see at Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park? Lots!

Mammals include antelopes, giraffes, capybaras, otters, lynx, sloths and more.

The Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park is also home to over 800 birds and over 130 reptiles.

Many of the animals in the park are rare and endangered species that are difficult to find elsewhere in the United States.

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Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park is located on 80 acres at 8313 Pratt Lake Ave. SE and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.

The park will also soon be hosting Baby Animal Days! From July 18-21, you’ll have the chance to get up close and personal with the zoo’s newest additions. You can take photos with the baby animals and there’s a special animal encounter station where you can interact with them too!

The Reptile Days take place in August.