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　　By plane and bus, George, a Sichuan golden monkey from Dalian Forest Zoo, arrived at Tianjin Zoo in the night with the task of "changing his lineage".

　　On the evening of 26th, the flight of Sichuan golden monkey "George" arrived in Tianjin, and the long-awaited vehicle immediately pulled it to the zoo. George, who was away from home for the first time, was in good condition. He was not afraid to see strangers onlookers. The loaded box couldn’t get into the animal house. The breeder changed the translucent cage halfway, and it didn’t feel uncomfortable. The breeder tried to feed two oranges, and George was very happy. Although I came to a strange place, I can see that it is a lively "guy".

　　A new member who undertakes the task of "changing lineages"

　　The purpose of introducing George into Tianjin Zoo this time is to avoid inbreeding of small populations and ensure the self-maintenance and healthy development of populations. In order to find a suitable Sichuan golden monkey, Tianjin Zoo cooperated with Dalian Forest Zoo, and finally selected the "self-produced" male Sichuan golden monkey "George" from Dalian Forest Zoo to undertake the important task of "exchanging lineages". "George" was born in Dalian Forest Zoo in March 2019. He is a gentle Pisces boy.

　　This summer, the mother and daughter of the original Sichuan golden monkey "Laifu" and "Braised Egg" in Tianjin Zoo were "married" to the same husband and became mothers at the same time. This time, with the new arrival George, the number of Sichuan golden monkeys in the park has reached 8, including 2 cubs, 3 males and 3 females.

　　Back to hometown "toffee"

　　In September this year, the baby "Milk Sugar" of Sichuan golden monkey, which was bred by Tianjin Zoo and Yantai nanshan park Zoo, finally returned to his hometown-Tianjin after an eight-hour trek. In 2017, nanshan park Zoo sent an invitation to Tianjin Zoo to introduce a male Sichuan golden monkey to Meimei. A male Sichuan golden monkey named "Aoao" in Tianjin Zoo is gentle and lovely. After several visits by the zoos of both sides, this "marriage" was finally decided.

　　On October 12, 2017, "Aoao" arrived in Yantai after a long journey. In June 2018, the first babies of "Aoao" and "Meimei" were born. They are well-behaved daughters and currently live in Yantai. Two years later, the second baby "toffee" was born, a lovely boy.

　　Forget the child’s "foodie" mother when eating.

　　Laifu is 13 years old, and the baby born this year is Laifu’s third child. But this mother is a proper "foodie", and she can’t remember her children when eating. The scenes she often sees are the little one playing on the climbing frame and looking at her mother’s eyes at any time. Sometimes the breeder can’t see it, but he can’t intervene too much and can only quietly add meals to it.

　　A novice mother who survived the robbery

　　Sichuan golden monkey "marinated eggs" is the first child of "Laifu". In 2018, the one-year-old "marinated egg" suddenly fell ill with a high fever of 42 C. After examination, it was found that it had acute liver failure. Blood tests showed that individual indicators were abnormal to an incredible extent, and the animal hospital gave the "marinated egg" a critically ill notice. The medical team of Tianjin Zoo consulted the veterinary experts of Beijing Zoo and worked out a series of treatment plans to save "marinated eggs" after consultation with the specialized hospitals in this city. After 18 days of continuous rescue and nursing by animal doctors, the life of "marinated eggs" was finally saved. The 6-year-old "braised egg" is a mother for the first time. Although she is a novice, she has a very good motherhood and always holds her child tightly. Sometimes I will help my mother "come to life" to take care of the children.

　　Mother and daughter actually "married" the same "husband"?

　　Mother and daughter marry the same "husband", so is the current husband "Dabao" of "Laifu" the father of "Braised Egg"? Actually, it is not. The father of "Braised Egg" is called "Laoer", a very gentle and handsome male Sichuan golden monkey who suffered from liver failure shortly after the birth of "Braised Egg".

　　Dabao, 22 years old, has lived in Tianjin Zoo for a long time. When she was young, her temper was not very good, which led to the female monkey’s fear of going near and being "single" for many years. After the second child left, Dabao seemed to be "mature" a lot. The zoo tried to match Laifu with him. Unexpectedly, after Dabao and Laifu were together, they changed their grumpy personality and became very gentle. In 2020, "Dabao" and "Laifu" had their first baby, and the three of them were happy. The 6-year-old "braised egg" has reached marriageable age, but now the adult male Sichuan golden monkey in Tianjin Zoo only has "Dabao". After consideration, the breeder decided to let "braised egg" and "Dabao" get along, but they didn’t expect the relationship to be very good, so the mother and daughter had the same "husband".

　　Get to know Sichuan golden monkey together

　　The golden snub-nosed monkey, also called "snub-nosed monkey", belongs to the genus snub-nosed monkey of primate monkey family and is a first-class protected wild animal in China. There are five kinds of golden monkeys, including Sichuan golden monkey, Yunnan golden monkey, Guizhou golden monkey, Myanmar golden monkey (Nujiang golden monkey) and Vietnam golden monkey. Except Myanmar golden monkey and Vietnam golden monkey, the rest are all rare animals unique to China. But only the Sichuan golden monkey is covered with golden hair, which can be said to be a veritable "golden" monkey! The face of Sichuan golden monkey is blue, the snout is short and swollen, and the nostrils are prominent and upturned. The back hair is long and soft, golden and bright, shining like gold in the sun, the chest and abdomen are pale yellow or white, and the tail is long and thick.

　　Sichuan golden monkey is only distributed in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces in China, and inhabits temperate alpine forests at an altitude of 1500-3300 meters all the year round. Sichuan golden monkey is "polygamous", pregnant for 6-7 months, and usually gives birth to one baby per child. In terms of feeding habits, Sichuan golden monkey has a variety of feeding habits, mainly plant foods, taking leaves, shoots, branches and fruits of various woody and lianas, and occasionally preying on birds, eggs, small animals or insects.

　　Many species in the zoo have added "newcomers" this year.

　　In this year’s Tianjin Zoo, in addition to the Sichuan golden monkey, the Asian black bear "Saner" also had a baby. After three years of competition, the thin-tailed mongoose family finally elected a new leader and four babies were born smoothly. More than 20 animal families, such as ring-tailed lemurs, black-capped hanging monkeys, white-fronted long-tailed monkeys, red monkeys, green monkeys, white-rumped long-tailed monkeys, red foxes, black swans, giant swans, warty-nosed swans, Canadian geese, wax-billed geese, emus, ponies and zebras, have also added "newcomers".

　　Xinbao reporter Xu Yan correspondent Krishna Kumari

　　Photography Zhao Jianwei