Keepers say the wide-eyed youngster is doing well and describe Tabiti as a ‘great mum’ and dad Kwinti as a ‘protective dad.’
White-faced saki monkeys are found in tropical rainforests in parts of South America.
Saki monkey facts
- The white-faced saki monkey comes from South America and is native to Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela and Bolivia
- They live in trees in moist lowlands, rainforests and swamp forests
- Males and females differ considerably. Adult males have black fur with a striking white face. Females are a flecked brown with only a narrow white stripe on their face
- Little is known about the species’ behaviour in the wild as they are shy and very fast-moving
- White-faced saki monkeys have been recorded jumping up to 10m. For this reason, local people sometimes refer to them as ‘flying monkeys’
- A single youngster is born after a gestation period of around 170 days
- Chester Zoo’s new monkey arrival was born on Sept 2. It’s too early to tell the babies sex and therefore name it