Two females in the Green group have had newborns in the past week. They give birth during the night, so it's a wonderful surprise to rejoin the group in the morning and realize a new member has been added while you were away. We're expecting at least 3 more in the coming weeks.
Anna, the dominant female, with her newborn
The males 'steal' the newborns sometimes and run around like crazy using them to socialize with the other males. This is Lewis with Anna's infant.
Oz (dominant male) with Anna's infant
The two females who have given birth so far are Rebecca and Anna. While we are pretty positive that Anna has raised young successfully before, we are almost certain that this is Rebecca's first infant. While I realize it's not proper scientific practice to anthropomorphisize these individuals, I can't help but think that she's looked pretty freaked out this week.
I realize that after looking at photos of baby monkeys, grown monkeys might not seem so interesting, but I thought I'd post these anyway:
Larssen
Mac and Simon
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