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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Critically endangered primate gives birth in British zoo in ‘landmark moment for conservation’

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A critically endangered primate couple has given birth at the Chester Zoo in what is being described as a “landmark moment” for the conservation of the rare monkey species.

The Coquerel’s sifaka are found in the wild in northwest Madagascar and are nicknamed the dancing lemur because of the way they move.

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