Rosie has a baby!

In May of 2013 a tree fell over, a natural phenomenon, but this tree had three juvenile spider monkeys within its limbs when it came down. One died upon impact, another ran off with the loss of a leg and Rosie lay on the ground unconscious.

She was brought to the Sanctuary for help. She had no use of her left leg or arm, her head was bent backward with her chin tucked into the right shoulder, but she could use her tail—that was the good sign that gave us hope!

After six weeks of critical care, her neck loosened up and she very slowly began to regain the use of her left side.. She loved the hot water bottles we gave her. When she slept (as she was doing above) she always held her injured arm or leg.

As you can see, Rosie is eating well and looks good!

We have passed our 48 hour critical time and we think Rosie has shown incredible maternal instincts and we are most confident the baby will survive.

We will keep you posted with pictures as the little one advances and finally shows his/her face or when the sex has been determined. Rosie is still very shy about letting any of us close to her and she keeps the baby tucked well under her arms.

We are all so excited for her and Mr. Macho that hangs out high in the trees, keeping an ever diligent eye on the young mother and her baby.

Poppy and Winkie couldn’t care less about the little one, their only concern is the food. As long as Rosie is not at their food bowl, they couldn’t care less.

With Sweetie—it is a different story. A few hours after birthing, Sweetie saw Rosie with the baby and started to bolt towards them to look at the new arrival. Mr. Macho, up high but close by, swooped down from his tree and advanced towards Sweetie giving out his aggressive chirp. Sweetie stood down immediately and has shown very little interest since.

Start thinking of some names!