Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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What royal baby? The Minnesota Zoo recently welcomed three — count 'em, three — baby snow monkeys that will make their public debuts just in time for Mother's Day this weekend. 

The babies were born April 17, April 20 and May 1 to moms Yuki, Shumei and Yumoto. 


"Each are staying close to their moms but are beginning to venture out on their own," the zoo 


The babies' genders aren't yet known, outside of one male, and they have not yet been named. A zoo spokesperson said there isn't currently a plan for a naming contest and that monkeys are usually named by zookeeper staff. 
 

The new additions join a "special group of 20 primates that is especially social," the zoo said. 


Also called Japanese macaques, snow monkeys are considered a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They are medium-sized and recognizable by their reddish faces, whiskers or beards and long, dense gray fur. 

They originate from Japan and typically live in troops ranging from 10 to 200 individuals.

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The three baby snow monkeys will make their public debuts just in time for Mother's Day this weekend.

Minnesota Zoo welcomes 3 baby snow monkeys

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