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Female Goeldi’s monkey Hazel
gave birth on 29th December 2011!
The youngster was fathered by
male, Willow who was born in June
2006. Hazel arrived in December
2010 from Barcelona on an EEP
recommendation to form what has
proven to be a successful breeding
pair with Willow.
The new born is yet to be sexed and
named, but is doing well and being
cared for closely by its parents. The
family can be seen in the Worlds
Apart exhibit, though it is quite
difficult to see the youngster as it
blends into the hair of its parents!
The Goeldi’s monkey is listed as
vulnerable on the IUCN Red List
and with its main threat of habitat
loss affecting the population, there
is reason to believe that the species
will face a decline by at least 30%
over the coming 18 years.
Colchester Zoo recently played
host to a team from the Royal
Veterinary College who are
studying how rhinos, one of the
heaviest land mammals, carry their
weight on such small feet.
As the keepers have such a good
relationship with the resident rhinos,
they were able to assist by training
rhinos to walk across a hi-tech track
packed with sensors to measure the
pressure and forces. This helped
the team gather information. The
team were not only interested to
find out how rhinos carried their
weight but also in comparing how
elephants distribute their weight, as
preliminary results showed there
was a difference. This may be due
to their feet being quite different in
regard to the amount of toes they
have.
The RVC team commented that by
having a clear understanding of how
rhinos carry their weight, there could
be inspiration to be able to build
devices that can handle heavy loads
whilst moving.
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