Animal babies at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

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Animal babies at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

This summer, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is celebrating the arrival of a baby squirrel monkey, giant anteater and kangaroo.

Since the new squirrel monkey was born in June, the animals' keepers are not sure if the babies are male or female.

The baby squirrel monkey is extremely curious and spends most of its day riding around on its mother’s back.

The baby squirrel monkey is extremely curious and spends most of its day riding around on its mother’s back.

The baby squirrel monkey is extremely curious and spends most of its day riding around on its mother’s back.

The baby squirrel monkey is extremely curious and spends most of its day riding around on its mother’s back.

The baby squirrel monkey is extremely curious and spends most of its day riding around on its mother’s back.

The baby squirrel monkey is extremely curious and spends most of its day riding around on its mother’s back.

The new anteater is only a month old and currently weighs less than 5 lbs. The baby will grow up to weigh more than 100 lbs like its parents, Adelhi (mother) and Buddy (father). Anteater babies nurse for six months and are carried on their mothers’ backs for up to a year.

The new anteater is only a month old and currently weighs less than 5 lbs. The baby will grow up to weigh more than 100 lbs like its parents, Adelhi (mother) and Buddy (father). Anteater babies nurse for six months and are carried on their mothers’ backs for up to a year.

The new anteater is only a month old and currently weighs less than 5 lbs. The baby will grow up to weigh more than 100 lbs like its parents, Adelhi (mother) and Buddy (father). Anteater babies nurse for six months and are carried on their mothers’ backs for up to a year.

The new anteater is only a month old and currently weighs less than 5 lbs. The baby will grow up to weigh more than 100 lbs like its parents, Adelhi (mother) and Buddy (father). Anteater babies nurse for six months and are carried on their mothers’ backs for up to a year.

The new anteater is only a month old and currently weighs less than 5 lbs. The baby will grow up to weigh more than 100 lbs like its parents, Adelhi (mother) and Buddy (father). Anteater babies nurse for six months and are carried on their mothers’ backs for up to a year.

Busch Gardens’ newest joey was named Louis by his keepers at Walkabout Way.

He currently weighs less than 10 pounds and spends most of his day in the pouch of his mother, Lulu.

When he becomes confident enough to spend the majority of his day outside of the pouch, he will join the kangaroo mob at Walkabout Way.

When he becomes confident enough to spend the majority of his day outside of the pouch, he will join the kangaroo mob at Walkabout Way.

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Since the new squirrel monkey was born in June, the animals' keepers are not sure if the babies are male or female.

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