Zoo guests to Utah’s Hogle Zoo can now visit a male baby colobus monkey, born on March 30, 2025, to mom Violet (11) and dad Sefu (17). Violet came to Hogle Zoo in 2017 on a breeding recommendation ...

A Florida zoo welcomed a new species of monkeys on Thursday, which are vulnerable to extinction.

Old World Monkeys are a diverse group of primates in terms of body size, habitat, and social organization. They encompass two sub-families, the colobines and cercopithecines. The more leaves consumed, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brevard Zoo in Florida announced it had welcomed a new species of primate to its animal population on Thursday, January 8. The zoo ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A monkey escaped containment briefly Friday, the Memphis Zoo confirmed. The male colobus monkey, named "Rajesh 'Raj' Koothrappali, PhD" after the character from "The Big Bang Theory," ...

As part of the Lake Superior Zoo's "Boo at the Zoo" event today and Saturday, Oct. 19, guests are being invited to help name the two baby Angolan colobus monkeys that were born this summer at the zoo.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is home to eight different primate species. Sunday, September 1 is International Primate Day. Primates include apes, monkeys, gibbons and lemurs ...

The Lake Superior Zoo is home to three Angolan colobus monkeys, a dad and two daughters. These primates are from Congo, Africa. They usually live in family groups. Fun fact: they don’t have thumbs.

TAMPA, Fla. — An adorable monkey was just born at the zoo, right before the holidays in Tampa. The baby Angolan colobus monkey was born Saturday, marking the first birth of the species at ZooTampa ...