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New colobus baby debuts at Seattle zoo
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A little white puffball is stealing the show at Woodland Park Zoo.
- The zoo is celebrating its first colobus monkey birth in 29 years after a baby was born last month to mom Mokiki and dad Lewis.
The infant, whose sex hasn't yet been determined, was born completely white with a pink face, but will develop the species' signature black-and-white coat over the next few months, per the zoo.
Fun fact: Colobus monkeys are raised by their whole families, with all members carrying, grooming and babysitting them, a behavior called alloparenting.
- Visitors can spot the baby with mom, dad and big sister Anapenda in the outdoor Tropical Rain Forest exhibit.
💗 By the time this little fluffer trades its snowy coat for black-and-white fur, it'll probably have won over plenty of Seattle hearts.