What's so special about the baby monkey at the Zoo that's causing a stir on social media?

05/19/2024 | 12:28

TPO - In recent days, netizens have continuously shared images of a silver monkey family that gave birth to a baby monkey with yellow fur at the Zoo (HCMC).

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In recent days, social networks have been buzzing with the image of a monkey family at the Zoo (HCMC) giving birth to a baby with orange-yellow fur, completely different from the silver-gray fur of its parents.

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If it were just cute monkeys at the Zoo, there would be nothing to talk about. What the online community is wondering is that the gray-haired monkey's parents gave birth to a yellow-haired baby monkey.

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An interesting coincidence is that the neighbor living right next to this monkey family's cage also has a yellow-haired monkey, the same color as the baby monkey.

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Immediately, a series of "love scandals" broke out, and many netizens were skeptical about the baby monkey's real parents.

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Mr. Mai Khac Trung Truc, Director of the Animal Enterprise of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens Company Limited, said that the information shared by people about the orange baby monkey being a hybrid between two different species is just a misunderstanding.

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"The color of the baby monkey will change with age. After about 6 months of birth, the baby monkey will begin to change its fur color, gradually changing from orange-yellow to silver-gray. It usually starts with the fur on the arms, legs and top of the head, then gradually spreads towards the body. After 1 year of age, the baby monkey's fur will be completely like its parents'," Mr. Truc shared.

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Despite being involved in a "love scandal", the silver monkey family has remained close to each other in recent days.

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Many tourists come to the monkey cage to see the silver monkey family that has caused a stir on social networks in recent days.

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According to the Director of the Animal Enterprise of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden Company Limited, the entire garden currently has 30 silver monkeys, including 2 newborn babies.

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