Introducing Katie Scarlet

This is Katie Scarlet. She is blind, likely caused by her diabetes. It is amazing to watch her manouevre around her enclosure: she will move toward you when you speak to her and knows every inch of her enclosure! There are several diabetic monkeys at JF; the diabetes is caused by people feeding them a diet that is too high in sugars and refined food. All but one have their blood sugar controlled by their diet alone. This means they miss out on getting fresh fruit and anything else high in sugar in their food bowls. On the plus side, they do get a healthy sprinkling of cinnamon in their morning grits as this has been shown to decrease blood sugar!