香港動植物公園再多一猴子死亡 累計 9 死 另有一猴子食慾異常︱Yahoo

Hong Kong - November 8, 2016: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens information map in Hong Kong.
香港動植物公園內的哺乳類動物區已於今早起暫時關閉

【Yahoo新聞報道】香港動植物公園昨日有 8 隻不同種類猴子死亡,港府今日(14 日)公布,早上再多一隻白面僧面猴今早離世,累計 9 死,另外有一隻白臀長尾猴活動反應及食慾有異於尋常,園方已隨即移離原居的籠舍以便加強觀察。

港府指,公園內的哺乳類動物區已於今早起暫時關閉,以便緊密監察動物情況,而事涉的籠舍已完成全面消毒及清潔的工作。目前園內共 80 隻動物健康情況正常。為審慎起見,有關員工會穿著合適的保護裝備工作,並會密切留意自身的身體狀況,現時有關人員健康正常。

康文署早前表示,死亡的猴子包括 1 隻白臀長尾猴、1 隻松鼠猴、3 隻棉頂狨猴,及 3 隻白面僧面猴,漁農自然護理署將安排驗解剖化驗,以了解死因。公園內哺乳類動物區範圍目前用膠帶圍封,仍見猴子等哺乳類動物在籠內。

One white-faced saki new born (behind, left) at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Six endangered primates - two black and white ruffed lemurs, three ring-tailed lemurs and one white-faced saki - have been born at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens in the past few months. It is the first time that black and white ruffed lemurs have been successfully bred in Hong Kong. The two black and white ruffed lemurs were born on 27 April, 06. Three ring-tailed lemurs (triplets) were born on 1 March, 06. The white-faced saki was born in January and is a female.  28 August 2006 (Photo by Robert Ng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
白面僧面猴 (Photo by Robert Ng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)