Day Seven (June 29th)

Today we socialized Willy and Arie for about an hour and a half. Although we have seen Willy try to mount Arie multiple times over the past week, there were never any actions beyond that. However, when the forks were pulled today, Willy immediately mounted Arie and began to hump him. Yes, these are two males, from two different species groups. Nonetheless, if they're happy, we're happy (until we can find them some females to be paired with). The goal of this socialization was to observe Willy and Arie and decide whether or not placing them in the same habitat would be safe. Throughout the week, no fights were witnessed, so the socialization periods will continue until we have seen them through an entire day together. We have planned on allowing the socialization to last the majority of tomorrow. If no problems occur then, we will plan for an entire day of socialization. 

Arie and Willy have enjoyed each other's company so far this week.