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Baby is not a howler yet

It’s summer on the English Riviera, the weather is gorgeous – and the baby is asleep… Life is good. The new baby black howler monkey at Paignton Zoo is unnamed and the sex is unknown – keepers are just letting mum Bonita get on with it. The early days and weeks of an animal’s life are always perilous, but she’s an experienced mum and the weather is good, which will help. The photo shows Bonita...

Marmalade the Marmoset has a New Mate

Family attraction, Dartmoor Zoo, is calling on members of the public to help name its newest arrival, a six-year old male common marmoset who has arrived from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom last month to become Marmalade the marmoset’s new partner.

The as-yet unnamed marmoset has settled in well with Marmalade, a two-year old female common marmoset who was left searching for a new friend...