Valentine's Day Program at the Vienna House of the Sea

On the day of love, in the late afternoon and early evening, two special tours with romantic elements such as "kisses from our koi" are planned, as the zoo announced on Thursday. The focus of the day will also be on the white-headed saki pair Karl and Gaby.

Vienna House of the Sea Opens its Doors for Animal Valentine's Day

They live together with their two young animals Quentin and Elivée in the tropical house. The diurnal species of New World monkeys live together in monogamous partnerships for life and inhabit a certain territory with their family groups. Originally, the animals come from the Amazon region of South America. Males and females are also easy to distinguish: While Karl has black fur and a white face, Gaby is brown with light stripes around the mouth.

But many animals live - just like humans - as singles. They are not in fixed partnerships or are regularly looking for partners, such as clownfish. In their case, a dominant female unites several males in a harem under her. Lemurs, on the other hand, go in search of a partner every year. In all 100 lemur species, which only occur in Madagascar, the female chooses her partner for the mating season from the males. But the females not only have the say in matters of love, they also lead the group. The animals, a form of wet-nosed primates, live in a matriarchy, unlike other primate or monkey species.

(APA/Red)

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