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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomes two babies, a ring-tailed lemur, and a Red River hog
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomes two new babies just in time for Mother s Day.
On Thursday, CMZ proudly announced the birth of a Red River hog and a ring-tailed lemur.
According to the zoo, Rogue, an 8-year-old ring-tailed lemur, gave birth on Monday, April 26. At 4-days-old, the baby is covered in the same markings as adult lemurs, complete with mini tufted ears and a long black-and-white striped tail.
Keepers say the baby cuddles upside-down sometimes, with a firm grip on mom s chest and stomach, as she moves around. While lemur fathers don t typically play a key role in raising their young, CMZ says 3-year-old Hercules has approached Rogue and the baby, who lets him sniff the baby while she keeps it safe in her arms.
Two first-time animal moms gave birth at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in the past week, according to a Thursday news release.
Rogue, an 8-year-old ring-tailed lemur, gave birth to a baby on Monday, and Zena, a Red River hog, birthed a piglet on Saturday. Both moms and babies are doing well, zoo officials said.
Rogue’s baby, whose gender has not yet been identified, is the first lemur born at the zoo in 15 years, and the first baby of any kind born at Water’s Edge: Africa – the new exhibit for hippos, penguins, warthogs, pelicans, lemurs and more.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomed a baby ring-tailed lemur and Red River hog this week. (Video provided by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)