First Artificial Feeding of Black-Hat Hooded Monkeys at the Zoo
The black-capped squirrel monkey, after careful feeding, is healthy and lively.
Guangzhou Daily News (by reporter Xuanhui, communicated by Li Musheng, photography reported) Recently, reporters learned from Shenzhen Wild Animal Park. A black-capped squirrel monkey baby in the park survived after a period of artificial feeding by keepers, and is also healthy and lively.
This is the first black-capped squirrel monkey to be raised by artificial feeding in the park, which has accumulated valuable experience in breeding black-capped squirrel monkeys.
It is understood that black-capped squirrel monkeys are named for the dense black hair on their heads, which looks like a black hat. They belong to the primate order and the squirrel monkey family, and are endangered wild animals distributed in South America, accustomed to living in humid tropical forests at an altitude of 2700 meters, and their main food is fruits, seeds and insects.
