Colobus monkey arrives at Chehaw via c-section

The Chehaw park family welcomed its newest member on the cusp of the Christmas holiday when local veterinarians delivered a healthy, female Colobus monkey via cesarean-section (C-section) last week.

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ALBANY — The Chehaw park family welcomed its newest member on the cusp of the Christmas holiday when local veterinarians delivered a healthy, Colobus monkey via cesarean-section (C-section) last week.

According to Chehaw’s Director of Community Engagement Morgan Burnette, zookeepers had been keeping a close eye on pregnant Arusha, a long-time resident of the zoo’s Colobus monkey exhibit, when they noticed the early signs of the birthing process on Dec. 23.

Under careful scrutiny the staff determined something was wrong, and Arusha was taken to the park’s regular veterinarians office, Dockery, Odom & Deriso. Vets there determined the unborn monkey was in breech, with its feet and buttocks positioned to be delivered instead of the head. The vets rushed Arusha into surgery and were able to deliver the 10-inch-long female monkey via a successful C-section.

“There have been other births (at Chehaw) where keepers or veterinary staff have had to intervene,” Burnette said Friday of the frequency with which C-sections need to be performed. “We try to let the animals have every opportunity to live as naturally as possible, including giving birth on their own.

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