Vancouver Aquarium welcomes newborn Goeldi monkey:
A baby Goeldi monkey is the newest addition to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.
Aquarium staff found the newborn Sunday morning, said the centre’s biologist Kristen Brown.
She said it appears the monkey — whose mother is Ginger — is healthy and doing well. The rare monkey is under 10 centimetres long with a head the size of a loonie. Its estimated weight is about 30 grams.
The newborn has been latched onto mom and is constantly nursing. And while everything seems to be going well for the monkey, Brown said the next three days are critical.
“We are keeping our fingers crossed,” she said.
The last baby Ginger had was Hugo, who was born six months ago. Ginger also has a two-year-old and keeping that monkey away from the newborn has been a top priority.
“We have to make sure the two year-old doesn’t come around,” Brown said. “He’s mischievous.”
To allow mother and newborn time to bond, Aquarium staff are closely monitoring but not disturbing them.
The gender of the newborn will not be known for another few weeks.
For the first few weeks, the protective mother will carry the baby on her back. Eventually, she will allow the father to carry the newborn for short periods of time and, with time, will let the brothers interact with the little one.
The newborn is the fifth Goeldi marmoset for the Aquarium, including Ginger, Fred (father) Hugo and Dieg
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A baby Goeldi monkey is the newest addition to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.
Aquarium staff found the newborn Sunday morning, said the centre’s biologist Kristen Brown.
She said it appears the monkey — whose mother is Ginger — is healthy and doing well. The rare monkey is under 10 centimetres long with a head the size of a loonie. Its estimated weight is about 30 grams.
The newborn has been latched onto mom and is constantly nursing. And while everything seems to be going well for the monkey, Brown said the next three days are critical.
“We are keeping our fingers crossed,” she said.
The last baby Ginger had was Hugo, who was born six months ago. Ginger also has a two-year-old and keeping that monkey away from the newborn has been a top priority.
“We have to make sure the two year-old doesn’t come around,” Brown said. “He’s mischievous.”
To allow mother and newborn time to bond, Aquarium staff are closely monitoring but not disturbing them.
The gender of the newborn will not be known for another few weeks.
For the first few weeks, the protective mother will carry the baby on her back. Eventually, she will allow the father to carry the newborn for short periods of time and, with time, will let the brothers interact with the little one.
The newborn is the fifth Goeldi marmoset for the Aquarium, including Ginger, Fred (father) Hugo and Dieg
Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Vancouver+Aquarium+welcomes+newborn+Goeldi+monkey/5605398/story.html#ixzz1bsDaMlOj
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