Leann is quite fond of baby monkeys [1], particularly the smaller ones and the ones with 'funny headgear', as she puts it. Examples of small monkeys: a baby François' Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus francoisi; see here), a baby Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus kandti; see here), baby Golden Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia; see here), baby Pygmy Marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea; see here), etc. Examples of monkeys with 'funny headgear': a baby Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus; see here), a Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus; see here), an Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator; see here and a baby here), etc. So when Lilli started acting like a monkey [2], needless to say Leann was thrilled.
She loves bananas. If she spots some in the kitchen she'll go wild, pointing and begging. A couple times she's even said, "Nana! Nana!"
She can hang on like a monkey. (I'm really impressed by this; I'm not helping her at all—she's just dangling from my fingers.)
She even talks like a monkey.
Notes:
[1] If it weren't for negative experiences she's had owning other (less-exotic) animals, she might still be tempted to try having one as a pet.
[2] In some of the photos we took when she was born, she kind of looked like a baby monkey, too (e.g. the last photo in this post or the second and fourth videos in this post.
She loves bananas. If she spots some in the kitchen she'll go wild, pointing and begging. A couple times she's even said, "Nana! Nana!"
She can hang on like a monkey. (I'm really impressed by this; I'm not helping her at all—she's just dangling from my fingers.)
She even talks like a monkey.
Notes:
[1] If it weren't for negative experiences she's had owning other (less-exotic) animals, she might still be tempted to try having one as a pet.
[2] In some of the photos we took when she was born, she kind of looked like a baby monkey, too (e.g. the last photo in this post or the second and fourth videos in this post.
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