At the ARCAS wildlife rescue center in Guatemala, an orphaned spider monkey is settling in well. She’s just starting to feed from a bottle and has been given a teddy bear to hug as a sort of surrogate mother.
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At the Mammal Quarantine Department, the Center's newest spider monkey is settling in well.
She's just starting to feed from a bottle.
Anna needs to form a bond so she can care for her, but she also has to be careful not to get too attached.
BRYANT: We obviously want them to trust us enough for us to be able to feed them and for us to help them develop and for them to gain weight and to not be too stressed, but we also don't want them to be too used to us.
If she was with her mother, she would have a lot more contact.
Her mother would carry her constantly with her.
If we were to do that, we probably wouldn't be able to release her in the long run.
So that's a -- It's a fine line that we have to tread, but those are very, very heartwarming moments when they do look at you like that.
It's very cool.
NARRATOR: The baby monkey has been given a teddy bear to hug, as a sort of surrogate mother.
She will remain in quarantine for the next three months.
