Zoo announces first birth of the year

  • 2017-02-02
The Cincinnati Zoo has its first new baby for 2017, a guereza colobus monkey born the week of January 9.

The baby, which was born to dad Tiberius and first-time mom Adanna, had not been named as of January 18. This type of primate was once considered to be an abnormal species as it has a stub where a normal thumb would normally be found.

Zoo officials say the new arrival is alert and strong. Great climbers, colobus monkeys spend most of their time in the trees, and are born with blue eyes set in a pink face, and their coats are snow white. Their unusual coloration makes it little problem for their mothers to find them in the rainforest canopies in Africa that are their native environment. The youngsters begin to develop adult coloration when they are about six months old.

Colobus monkeys are 100% vegetarian, and have a three-chambered stomach that helps them digest the huge amount of leaf they consume. They are threatened by the loss of their habit caused when forest are destroyed to accommodate roads, settlements, and agricultural production.

The new baby and its mother will be out of sight during the winter, but will become viewable later in the year in their own outdoor enclosure.

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