JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens welcomed a new monkey to the family.
This is the first Angolan colobus monkey to be born at JZG.
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The baby is the first for mother, Moshi, and sixth for father, Andy.
Angolan colobus monkeys have a black coat and face with a mantle of long white hair and a white tip on their tails, according to JZG.
Colobus newborns, however, are born solid white and the coat gradually turns to adult colors during the first six months of life.
Moshi is getting help from her older sister Mkia who is an experienced mother, the Zoo said.
Moshi and the infant are both doing well. The family is visible from the African boardwalk where they are housed across from the lions.
They share their habitat with four ring-tailed lemurs and one black and white ruffed lemur.
The gender of the newborn has not been determined. Moshi has been tending to her new baby and the staff hasn't had a chance to assess the gender.
Standard practice is to avoid intervention or disruption of mother-infant bonding. Gender and name will be announced soon, the Zoo said.