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It is going to be an extra special Christmas for Dublin Zoo with the arrival of two baby monkeys.
A white-crowned mangabey weighed 350g when it was born on November 27th
. Keepers have not been able to get close enough to check the gender yet.
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Team leader Helen Clarke-Bennett said newborn was doing well and bonding with its mother.
“ The baby joins a troop of eight white-crowned mangabeys, three of which are under three years of age, so the new arrival will have plenty of playmates to grow and develop with,” she said.
A Sulawesi crested macaque was born earlier this month on December 5th and will join a troop of 17.
The baby will stay feeding from its mother for up to a year.
The zoo will be open all over Christmas except for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.