This “pumpkin-haired” fur baby was born right in time for Halloween.
The Saint Louis Zoo announced the birth of its first-ever Francois’ langur, an endangered species also generally known as a leaf monkey, in keeping with KMOV4.
The now-1-month-old Rhubarb was born on Sept. 30 in its Primate Cover Trails area, the Missouri zoo posted on Facebook.
Zookeepers cared for the baby until her mother, Dolly, 16, was healthy enough to take over the role.
Rhubarb’s birth is an element of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan, which works to take care of a healthy population of Francois’ langurs in North American zoos.
“Dolly has been an outstanding mother and, through the advantage of her having an amazing relationship with the keeper staff, has been incredibly accommodating to the supportive care that she and Rhubarb needed to get back on course,” Ethan Riepl, primate keeper and Francois’ Langur species survival plan vice coordinator, told the outlet.
This “pumpkin-haired” fur baby was born right in time for Halloween.
The Saint Louis Zoo announced the birth of its first-ever Francois’ langur, an endangered species also generally known as a leaf monkey, in keeping with KMOV4.
The now-1-month-old Rhubarb was born on Sept. 30 in its Primate Cover Trails area, the Missouri zoo posted on Facebook.
Zookeepers cared for the baby until her mother, Dolly, 16, was healthy enough to take over the role.
Rhubarb’s birth is an element of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan, which works to take care of a healthy population of Francois’ langurs in North American zoos.
“Dolly has been an outstanding mother and, through the advantage of her having an amazing relationship with the keeper staff, has been incredibly accommodating to the supportive care that she and Rhubarb needed to get back on course,” Ethan Riepl, primate keeper and Francois’ Langur species survival plan vice coordinator, told the outlet.
