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Article: Babies find their feet in the forest
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- Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2009
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Staff at Trentham Monkey Forest are celebrating the patter of
tiny feet as three babies are born to the pack.
The newest Barbary macaque monkeys, the second generation born in
the forest, are currently the main attraction at the 60-acre site.
Visitors can spot the four-week-old, two-week-old and two-day-
old youngsters clinging to their mothers and clambering to find
their feet in the woodland.
Now managers at the tourist attraction are combing the park each
morning looking for more newcomers.
Manager Matt Lovatt said: "We know the two older babies are both
females but we don't know what the most recent arrival is.
"We have 140 monkeys split into two big groups. Each group has
its own chief ...