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Macaque Monkey N ewborn
monkeys are extremely intelligent and social creatures. However, the baby monkeys generally cling to their mothers very closely for the first few months of their life in order to learn vital “life skills”. While, it does vary across species, they should not be separated from their mothers at all for the first 3 to 6 months of their life. They tend to stay with their mothers through the birth and rearing of a sibling, generally until sexual maturity (around 3
years old).