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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Barlow

Endangered monkey gives birth after pioneering operation to save foot

Roloway monkey Masaya with baby Lagertha at Chester Zoo (Chester Zoo/PA) -

An endangered monkey whose foot was saved from amputation thanks to pioneering surgery has given birth.

Fifteen-year-old roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha months after a complex operation to remove a golf ball-sized mass from her foot.

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