The little monkey in this amazing video is a male black & white colobus monkey, also known as Guereza colobus.
He was born at the Saint Louis Zoo on February 3, the zoo announced Thursday.
Baby Teak can be seen with mom, Cecelia, dad, Kima, and his siblings at the Primate House during regular Zoo hours.
A male black & white colobus monkey, also known as Guereza colobus, was born at the Saint Louis Zoo on Feb. 3. Baby Teak can be seen with mom, Cecelia, dad, Kima, and his siblings at the Primate House during regular Zoo hours. 📷& 🎥: Ethan Riepl, Primate Keeper pic.twitter.com/5fi09DOn2X
— Saint Louis Zoo (@stlzoo) February 20, 2020
From the Associated Press story on little baby Teak:
Colobus monkeys live in families with several females sharing in the care of newborns, a behavior called allomothering. Teak’s mother, Cecelia, has raised five babies of her own along with three other babies in the family, the zoo said.
Teak’s father, Kima, watches over the family and often interacts with the youngsters, the zoo said. Teak’s sister and his half-sister also interact with and help care for Teak.
“This is a skill necessary for younger female members of the troop to learn and participate in so that they, too, can become successful mothers in the future,” the zoo’s primate keeper, Ethan Riepl, said in a news release.
The monkeys, also known as Guereza colobus, are native to east and central Africa. The zoo said Teak’s birth is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Colobus Species Survival Plan, a program that seeks to to manage a genetically healthy population of black and white colobus monkeys in North American zoos.
More at AP:
New colobus monkey makes debut at St. Louis Zoo
