{"id":2801,"date":"2018-07-17T08:54:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T08:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/?p=2801"},"modified":"2020-03-21T04:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T04:47:44","slug":"start-your-summer-off-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/start-your-summer-off-with-a-bang\/","title":{"rendered":"Start your summer off with a BANG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think African drums, face paints and singing as local attraction get\u2019s ready for their first ever \u2018Africa Day\u2019 in aid of children\u2019s charity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> July, Staffordshire\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\">Trentham Monkey Forest<\/a> is teaming up with \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.uk\/\">Save The Children<\/a>\u2019 charity, as well as local musicians and face painters to host \u2018Africa Day\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The idea spans from the fact that wild Barbary macaques, of which 140 live at Monkey Forest, are found in Morocco and Algeria in North Africa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2659 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kotu-drummers-Penkhull-15-3-1000x501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kotu-drummers-Penkhull-15-3-1000x501.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kotu-drummers-Penkhull-15-3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kotu-drummers-Penkhull-15-3-1400x701.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kotu-drummers-Penkhull-15-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Barbary macaque is the only macaque species, out of the 23, that live in Africa \u2013 it really is quite fascinating. All other macaque species are found in Asia! We thought we needed to celebrate this fact and to highlight the species\u2019 endangered status in the wild\u2019 commented Monkey Forest Director, Matt Lovatt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As part of the event, we have teamed up with the brilliant \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.uk\/\">Save The Children<\/a>\u2019 charity who will be giving visitors a virtual insight into the fantastic work they do in Africa through VR headsets. We hope our visitors will support them. It\u2019s set to be a great event!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not only will the forest be celebrating the monkeys and the work done in Africa, there will also be live African themed performances and workshops from African performers, <a href=\"http:\/\/joliba-drums.co.uk\/?page_id=683\">Kotu Drummers<\/a>. 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