Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes four new additions
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)- The Hattiesburg Zoo is sharing they have some new guests! Four juvenile spider monkeys now call the zoo home.
There are two male and two female spider monkeys, each going through a quarantine period before they are slowly introduced to their outdoor habitat.
They join a senior adult spider monkey who has been with the zoo for years.
The story of how these monkeys came to the zoo is a cautionary tale. All four were being smuggled into America in lunch boxes.
The Hattiesburg Zoo was contacted by the AZA Wildlife Trafficking Alliance and Species Survival Program and asked to permanently house and care for the animals.
