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Belfast Zoo is celebrating a new arrival - the birth of Titi!

Titi is a Red Titi Monkey, a species that is very prominent at the zoo. Titi will join mother, Inca, and father, Aztec, who arrived from the London Zoo and Blackpool Zoo respectively. In 2011 the parents welcomed Maya. With the addition of Titi, the Zoo is now home to a total of four Red Titi Monkeys!!!

Here's what the zoo manager said:

Tags: belfast, monkey, red, titi, zoo

We're not sure what the need was, but we're pretty sure the crabs didn't like this experiment.

The Queen's University Belfast shocked a group of crabs to see if they experienced pain. As one (with common sense) would expect, the crabs wanted to avoid the shocks.

The message behind the experiments is a bit confusing…

Tags: belfast, business, crabs, experiment, food, northern ireland, pain, science, seafood

It's okay, gurl. You've got talents in other areas!

Loca is a happy pug in Belfast and she loves to play and frolic with her brothers and sissies.

Unfortunately, Loca has one slight problem….

Tags: adorable, belfast, cute cute, dog, ireland, pets, pug, silly, singing

It’s A Girl!

On March 4th, the Belfast Zoo welcomed Marjorie - a Malayan tapir.

Andrew Hope, the zoo’s curator, explains:

Tags: adopt, belfast, endangered, malaya, species, tapir, zoo