Chester Zoo have welcomed another new arrival, a white-faced saki monkey. The new monkey arrival was born on September 2. At only six weeks old it is too early to tell the babies sex and therefore name it.
Keepers say the wide-eyed youngster is doing well and describe Tabiti as a “great mum” and dad Kwinti as a “protective dad”.
White-faced saki monkeys are found in tropical rainforests in parts of South America.
Saki monkey facts:
• The white-faced saki monkey comes from South America and is native to Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela and Bolivia
• They live in trees in moist lowlands, rainforests and swamp forests
• Males and females differ considerably. Adult males have black fur with a striking white face. Females are a flecked brown with only a narrow white stripe on their face
• Little is known about the species’ behaviour in the wild as they are shy and very fast-moving
• White-faced saki monkeys have been recorded jumping up to 10m. For this reason, local people sometimes refer to them as flying monkeys
• A single youngster is born after a gestation period of around 170 days
