The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement yesterday that a female golden snub-nosed monkey kept in Seac Pai Van Park in Coloane passed away from illness a few days ago.
The monkey, which was nine years old, was one of the two snub-nosed monkeys that arrived in Macau in 2017. She gave birth to two infants in 2020 and 2022.
According to the statement, IAM’s animal management and care team realised that the female monkey “suffered from decreased activity levels, loss of appetite and a persistent decline in the amount of food consumed, but with normal stools” at the beginning of this month. Multiple attempts were made by the team to feed her gastrointestinal drugs but she didn’t respond to treatment.
The team also consulted experts in the mainland and Hong Kong for treatment advice, but to no avail, the statement noted. After an autopsy was conducted, “lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, uterus and other organs” were found.
The statement added that samples were collected and sent to relevant institutions in the mainland for tests and pathological analysis. The statement did not reveal whether the test results have meanwhile arrived in Macau.
The bureau also conducted examinations on the three other golden snub-nosed monkeys, with the statement pointing out that no abnormalities were found.
This undated handout photo provided by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) yesterday shows a golden snub-nosed monkey in its Seac Pai Van Park enclosure.
