Adorable Photos Of Super Rare Newborn Monkey

On Saturday a female Wolf’s Guenon monkey at the Sacramento Zoo gave birth to her first infant.

1. This is Mimi, a 5-year-old Wolf’s Guenon monkey that lives at the Sacramento Zoo.

Image by zookeeper Christa Klein

Image by Sacramento Zoo

3. Because of how rare Wolf’s Guenons are, very little is known about how they raise their young.

Image by zookeeper Christa Klein

4. Mimi and Eddie, the father, both belong to a species of monkey native to central Africa.

Image by zookeeper Christa Klein

5. Wolf’s Guenons typically live in dense forest, so a birth in captivity is a terrific aid to zookeepers studying the species.

Image by zookeeper Christa Klein

6. Congratulations Mimi!

Image by zookeeper Christa Klein