Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Monkey Trouble Update

A while back I posted news about an infant squirrel monkey that was being hand-raised where I work. Holiday was incredibly tiny and needy, not to mention cute and very fragile! Well, I am happy to report that she is now four months old, still tiny and needy and cute, but decidedly less fragile! In fact, she is a ball of fire, jumping around so fast that I took about 30 photos before I got one where she didn't look blurry.


Unfortunately, she is also extremely habituated to humans and so can't go back to her troop. She will become an outreach monkey, kind of an ambassador for her kind. And for anyone who thinks that her cuteness translates into her becoming a pet, all I can say is: Don't try this at home! Just imagine having an infant so tiny that she could be eaten by a passing cat, get her hand inside an electrical outlet, or literally climb the walls. Oh, and did I mention the tiny razor-sharp teeth? Or the fact that, smart as she is, she is incapable of ever being potty trained? Thank goodness that one of our co-workers was able to put most of her life on hold for the last 4 months to raise her properly!

In the mean time we have had another baby squirrel monkey born. And
this one is getting even better care... from her monkey mom.

15 comments:

  1. I can see how it's a baby a person might prefer to babysit than raise, but oh what fun to babysit! So good to hear she's doing so well.

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  2. oh, she's soooo sweet and cute!!!!

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  3. Holiday looks so adorable! It sounds like you have a great job. I volunteer at a chimpanzee sanctuary and I share your love of primates. Keep up the great job!

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  4. Holiday is adorable! Big thanks to your co-worker for caring for her - that must have been quite a task! And that's a great photo of the new baby and her mom.

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  5. Ohmygosh - that tiny little hand on the bottle! *love*

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  6. Sooooooo cute. Sad that it can't be reunited with its troop but good to know that she is being taken care of. Very cute!!

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  7. Thanks everyone! Nature Nut, I used to work with the chimps at the Los Angeles Zoo! It's a hard, dirty job but so rewarding! Kudos to you!

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  8. These guys are super cute. I would love for my kids to see one of them.

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  9. Thank you! Kids do love these guy; they are so entertaining to watch!

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  10. Adorable creature! How lucky to have you & all at the zoo to watch over her!

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