Keo-co, a six weeks old orange monkey

Keo-co, a bright orange male infant Francois leaf-eating monkey, the first to be raised by its mother in Australia, explores its enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on March 16, 2011. Keo-co was born to mother 'Saigon' and father 'Hanoi' and was discovered cradled in its mother's arms in the early morning of January 30 by zoo keepers who had been monitoring the pregnancy of this unique birth of the highly endangered south-east Asian monkey.



Keo-co, a six weeks old orange monkey, inspects his enclosure at Taronga zoo in Sydney March 16, 2011. Keo-co, born on January 30, is the first orange leaf-eating monkey in the zoo to be raised by two adult females who share mothering duties.





Keo-co, a six weeks old orange monkey, is seen behind its aunt Meili at Taronga zoo in Sydney March 16, 2011. Keo-co, born on January 30, is the first orange leaf-eating monkey in the zoo to be raised by two adult females who share mothering duties.

Keo-co, a six weeks old orange monkey, inspects his enclosure at Taronga zoo in Sydney March 16, 2011. Keo-co, born on January 30, is the first orange leaf-eating monkey in the zoo to be raised by two adult females who share mothering duties.


source: daylife
photo: Gettyimages, Reuters

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