Shenzhen Wild Animal Park Conducts First Artificial Feeding of Black-Hat Hooded Monkeys
The black-capped squirrel monkey, after careful feeding, is healthy and lively.
Guangzhou Daily News (by reporter Xuanhui, communicated by Li Muoxing photography report) Recently, reporters learned from Shenzhen Wild Animal Park. A black-capped squirrel monkey baby in the park, after a period of artificial feeding by the (feiqiao - keeper), not only survived but also remained healthy and lively.
This is the first black-capped squirrel monkey that has been raised artificially in the park, which has accumulated valuable experience in breeding black-capped squirrel monkeys for the park.
It is known that black-capped squirrel monkeys are named for their headtops that have a dense black hair, which looks like they are wearing a black hat. They belong to the primate order and the squirrel monkey family, and are a species of endangered wild animals distributed in South America, accustomed to living in humid tropical forests at an altitude of 2700 meters, with fruits, seeds and insects as their main food.
