Little Rock Zoo welcomes baby chimpanzee to zoo family

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The chimpanzee troop has grown a bit bigger at the Little Rock Zoo.

Zookeepers posted on Tuesday that a new addition to the chimpanzee family was born on Aug. 5.

Little Rock Zoo welcomes new baby colobus monkey

Zoo officials said Kianga, the baby’s mother, has been nursing, grooming and watching over her newborn.

“Over the last week, her care team has enjoyed seeing Kianga bond with her baby, who is already sporting a full head of hair,” zoo officials wrote. “The rest of the troop is interested in baby but respectful of the new mom.”

This was the second baby announcement made by the zoo on Tuesday. Officials posted earlier in the day that the zoo added a new colobus monkey baby to the zoo family on July 29…

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