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Pop along to Brooklands Zoo this weekend and say hi to the newest resident: a newborn capuchin monkey! They're the…

Pop along to Brooklands Zoo this weekend and say hi to the newest resident: a newborn capuchin monkey! They're the…

Tony Skilling

Tony Skilling

20 February 2026

AnimalsAnimals New Plymouth

Brooklands Zoo has a new tiny resident — a capuchin monkey, the third born at the zoo since August.

Pop along to Brooklands Zoo this weekend and say hi to the newest resident: a newborn capuchin monkey! They're the third capuchin baby born at the zoo since August last year.

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