Cute Baby Langur Born at Bronx Zoo: Where to See Him

A baby silvery langur, a primate native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, was born at the Bronx Zoo in November. Time-out tells when you can see the baby.

Visitors can see a rare new baby langur at the Bronx Zoo's JungleWorld exhibit. Compared to their older gray cousins, baby langurs are bright orange when they're three to five months old. So those hoping to see the baby in its golden glory have just a few weeks.

Rare animals

It is a privilege to see these animals in real life. Silvery langurs are classified as “vulnerable” – mainly due to the rapid loss of their habitat in Southeast Asia.

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Fortunately, in zoo The Bronx Zoo is home to one of the largest breeding populations of this species in all of North America. Since their first introduction in 1985, more than 100 silver langurs have been born at the zoo.

And don't forget to visit Madagascar's popular cockroaches. They are part of Bronx Zoo's "Name the Cockroach" programEvery year on Valentine's Day, the zoo encourages New Yorkers to sponsor one of its cockroaches and name it after their ex.

There's a lot going on at the Bronx Zoo this month, which is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 00:16 p.m. Tickets are available here.