Newborn monkey has a strange ‘batman’ symbol on his face

04/24/2022 10:45 GMT+7

The strange event is likened to a ‘batman’s return’ at Brevard Zoo, in Melbourne, Florida, USA.

Newborn monkey has a strange ‘batman’ symbol on his face

A newly born monkey is noticed by many people because it possesses a unique mark right on its face. It’s the small ‘batman’ symbol on its nose.

The silhouette of a bat spreading its wings or ‘batman’ is a symbol that appears a lot in the famous cartoon series that is popular around the world.

According to zoo officials, this is a spider monkey, born to a 31-year-old mother Rochelle and a 25-year-old father, Shooter. The mother monkey has had 3 cubs before, Tica is 19 years old, Prim is 7 years old and Olive is 2 years old. In it, the monkey Tica is expecting her own baby.

“The little monkey is in good health, clings to its mother and sucks successfully. At the moment, we do not know the sex of the young,” the zoo representative said.

Mother Rochelle has a lot of experience raising young, the zoo’s staff always monitor and check the health of mother and child.

“Rochelle is an expert monkey in taking care of her young,” said Lauren Hinson, the zoo’s director of animal management.

Black spider monkeys are found throughout the southeastern United States, whose populations have declined due to deforestation and hunting. According to the World Wildlife Fund, black spider monkeys are classified as vulnerable to extinction.

According to Lauren Delgado, the zoo’s communications director, the newborn spider monkey is the 10th member of the species living at the zoo. So far, other spider monkeys have responded positively to Rochelle’s newborn. Lauren Delgado said: “I think some of the younger members of our zoo population, especially the monkey Matteo, were trying to groom the newborn and that’s a positive sign. pole”.

According to Lauren Delgado, this monkey has many different genera and is dark in color, looking like a spider. Growing populations of all animals in zoos is a safeguard against extinction. Although spider monkeys are classified as vulnerable, the zoo is always looking for ways to develop breeding, increase the number of species.

Hoang Dung (synopsis)