Officials in Hong Kong are investigating the deaths of 9 monkeys in the region's oldest zoo, including 3 critically endangered Cotton-top Tamarins. Latest U.S.

HONG KONG, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Zoo authorities in Hong Kong are keeping close watch on a monkey that is behaving unusually a day after the ninth death this week of one of the animals, ...

Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong's oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday.

A De Brazza's monkey eats fruit at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on February 10, 2012. Several monkeys have been mysteriously found dead in the facility.

A 12th monkey has died at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said late on Tuesday, after 11 monkeys died in the past week due to Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, which can affect both humans and animals.

Hong Kong’s oldest park seals off section following death of nine monkeys in two days. A monkey chews a leaf inside a country park in Hong Kong [File: Bobby Yip/Reuters] Published On 15 Oct 2024 ...