Fifteen-year-old roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha months after a complex operation to remove a golf ball-sized mass from her foot. The operation meant they were able to save all but one of Masaya’s toes. Zoe Edwards, primate keeper at Chester Zoo, said: “Masaya is a very experienced mum and she’s parenting magnificently. “Lagertha is only a few weeks old and is very dinky but already curious about the roloway monkey habitat and inquisitive about us. Masaya during her surgery (Chester Zoo/PA)Charlotte Bentley, veterinary officer at the zoo’s animal health centre, said: “It’s not every day you take a monkey to vet school.

Source: The Times March 19, 2026 06:17 UTC