@cbsatlanta: Visitors to Zoo Atlanta’s Ford African Rain Forest may soon get a glimpse of the zoo’s newest arrival. Bam, one of the zoo’s Schmidt’s guenons, gave birth to an infant Aug. 6. Also known as red-tailed monkeys, Schmidt’s guenons are native to central Africa and are known for their heart-shaped noses, large cheek pouches and long, chestnut-colored tails. While the species is stable, it faces threats from deforestation and illegal hunting. The newborn is Bam’s first offspring with Nafis, who arrived at the zoo last year after the two were paired through an Association of Zoos and Aquariums program. Visitors can look for Bam and her baby in their habitat, where they live with Bam’s other offspring, Jack and Flynn, Nafis and the zoo’s Angolan colobus monkeys.

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Wednesday 12 August 2026 17:04:53 GMT