Baby News at the Monkey Exhibit in Vienna's Haus des Meeres
Visitors to the House of the Sea in Vienna can rejoice over the birth of baby monkeys. The pied tamarins have had offspring again this year, the zoo announced on Wednesday. "Born on Friday the 13th and jet black, but still not a harbinger of bad luck, rather already one of the absolute 'favorites' of our visitors," said the responsible curator Robert Riener.
Baby monkeys born at the Vienna House of the Sea
Pied tamarins are small, only about 20 centimeters long, tree-dwelling clawed monkeys. They live in small groups of up to ten animals and roam their territory together in the wild in the forests of South America. In the House of the Sea, they move into the tropical house. But initially, a bit of patience is required: The young animals seek protection with their mother in the first three weeks of life and are carried by her on her back - pressed tightly into the soft fur. Only after that are the father and other group members allowed to take the monkeys with them on their sometimes daring jumps of up to four meters into the branches, according to the House of the Sea.
"Although they have only been known to science for about 120 years, they are unfortunately already among the endangered species today. Therefore, they are kept and specifically bred in zoos like the House of the Sea as part of a European Conservation Breeding Program (EEP)," said zoo director Jeff Schreiner.
(APA/Red)
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