ZSL London Zoo’s squirrel monkeys are ‘nuts for each other’

Zookeepers gave the inquisitive primates bunting covered with honey as an early Valentines Day present.

A lot of monkey business has resulted in the troop of 18 nearly doubling in number over the past few years, with the addition of five babies last year.

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Zookeeper Kate Sanders said: “They enjoyed investigating the bunting but they were definitely more interested in their honey.”

She added: “They may be Bolivian squirrel monkeys but they breed like rabbits – so hopefully we could be expecting the pitta patter of more tiny monkey feet very soon.”