at the mammal quarantine department thecenter's newest spider monkey is settling in well. she's just starting tofeed from a bottle. anna needs to form a bond so she can care for her, but she also has to be careful not to get too attached.
How To Adopt A Baby Capuchin Monkey, anna: "we obviously want them to trustus enough for us to be able to feed them and for us to help them develop and for them to gain weight and to not be too stressed. but we also don't want them to be too used to us.
if she was with her mother she would have a lot more contact. her mother would carry her constantly with her. if we were to do that we probably wouldn't be ableto release her in the long run. so it's a fine line that we have to tread, but it'sa very, very heartwarming moment when they do look at you like that. it's very cool. the baby monkey has been given a teddy bear to hug as a sort of surrogatemother. she will remain in quarantine for
the next three months.
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