It is with extremely heavy hearts that Riverside Discovery Center officials have announced the passing of the Black-Handed Spider Monkey Scootie.
Scootie was born in 1986 and had a difficult start to life, in a situation that did not provide adequate housing or nutrition to her, and she was surrendered to the RDC almost 29 years ago.
Over the decades, she touched the lives of countless zoo guests and zoo staff, with her story inspiring people, and she formed close relationships with her caretakers with her spirited personality.
Her caretakers were lucky to have had as much time with her as they did, this species typically lives an average of 27 years in the wild and 25-30 years in human care.
Scootie was about 38 years old making her an extraordinary ambassador for her species.
