The Barbary macaque baby is the latest addition to a family of monkeys at Wild Ireland.
The park says the birth is of international importanceA wildlife park in the Republic of Ireland is celebrating the birth of a rare Barbary macaque.
Wild Ireland in County Donegal said the birth was an "event of international importance in the fight against extinction".Barbary macaques are part of the only species of monkey native to Europe and are most famously found in Gibraltar.But staff have not been able to get close enough to determine if its male or female." was eating a lot more than she usually does and she was just behaving differently. We came in one morning and there he or she was.
The new arrival was born to mother Sandy and father Azon who came to the park along with the baby’s sister Ellie and grandmother from France almost two years ago. Mr McLaughlin said: "To see a little baby and new life, an animal who will hopefully grow up in a relatively natural environment - to see that, we see it come full circle.Barbary macaques are the only non-human primates found in Europe but the majority live in Morocco and northern Algeria in Africa.
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