Mosi Musa: A True Tale about a Baby Monkey Raised by His Grandma - Hardcover

Irvine, Georgeanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1943198098 ISBN 13: 9781943198092

Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press, 2019

Synopsis

Born at the San Diego Zoo, Mosi Musa the vervet monkey has won the hearts of countless Zoo visitors and keepers with his endless energy. But, life didn't start off easy for Mosi. After a difficult delivery, Mosi's mother Louise showed no interest in her new baby. She wouldn't interact with him, nurse him, or care for him. But Mosi needed a vervet monkey mother to raise him! Then keepers realized that Mosi's grandmother might be able to raise him. Grandma Thelma, Louise's mother, wanted to hold Mosi right away. She took care of him as if he was her own babyƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"cuddling, grooming, and protecting him. Keepers saw the bond between the two monkeys grow daily.

This is the true story of Mosi Musa, a baby vervet monkey, who had a challenging start to life and Grandma Thelma who stepped in to raise him. Together, Mosi and Grandma Thelma show how specialƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"and importantƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"grandmas truly are.

Includes fun facts and photos of vervet monkeys in the wild!

About this edition

• Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1943198098
• ISBN 13: 9781943198092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48