Adorable spider monkey babies born at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
Cuteness overload! Three new baby spider monkeys will be the star attractions at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
- Three spider monkeys born at Taronga Zoo
- The South American monkey is critically endangered
- Babies of mothers Rosa, Hik and Jai
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is celebrating three adorable new monkey additions in time for the school holidays.
Born in the space of a few months to mothers Rosa, Hiccups and Jai, the three spider monkey babies play an important role in the survival of their critically endangered species.
Factors such as habitat loss, hunting and the exotic pet trade have endangered the South American monkeys, making Taronga’s captive breeding program all the more important, said primate keeper Sasha Brook.
Three adorable baby spider monkeys were born at Taronga Zoo (pictured)
The babies can be visited at Taronga Zoo during feeding time, daily from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
The babies were born to mothers Rosa, Hiccups and Jai and will play an important role in the survival of the critically endangered species of South American monkey
The three young females thrive on the zoo’s primate island as they learn to eat, play and climb.
Spider monkeys’ long limbs and nimble tails are perfectly adapted to their strictly arboreal lifestyle.
Weighing only a few pounds, the babies can be a confronting sight, with bulging black eyes and tousled black hair barely covering their little heads.
Weighing only a few pounds, the babies can be a confronting sight, with bulging black eyes and tousled black hair barely covering their little heads
Visitors keen to see the pint-sized primates during the Easter holidays are advised to arrive between 12:30pm and 1:00pm daily during feeding time
The babies are currently learning to eat, play and climb at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
“It’s really exciting to have three new babies and to see the whole troop participate. It’s a real family affair,’ said Mrs Brook.
“Hiccups has always been a really good aunt to the other babies we’ve had in the troop, but hasn’t had any offspring of her own for a long time, so it’s really nice to see her having a baby of her own.”
Visitors keen to see the pint-sized primates during the Easter holiday are advised to arrive between 12:30pm and 1pm daily during feeding time.