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TAG Convenor: Amanda Embury, Melbourne Zoo
The Australasian Primate TAG covers all taxa in the order Primates. Currently represented in the region, or in the plans of institutions in the region, are the following families:
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Lemuridae - lemurs
- Loridae - lorises
- Callitrichidae - tamarins, marmosets
- Cebidae - spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, capuchins
- Cercopithecidae - guenons, macaques, baboons, leaf-monkeys
- Hylobatidae - gibbons
- Hominidae - great apes
Two of the biggest issues for this TAG are:
- Management of socially complex species
- Importation of unrelated founder animals into the Australasian captive population
 Australian Orangutan Project
The Silvery Gibbon Project
Information regarding Primate TAG managed programs, including program outlines, studbooks, annual reports and recommendations, and captive management plans may be viewed in the Members' section of the website.
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