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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Barlow

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Endangered monkey gives birth months after foot was saved from amputation | History Defined

Masaya, a 15-year-old Roloway monkey and her baby daughter Lagertha - (Chester Zoo/PA Wire)

An endangered roloway monkey, Masaya, has given birth to infant Lagertha, months after pioneering surgery saved her foot from amputation.

The 15-year-old monkey underwent a complex operation last summer to remove a golf ball-sized mass.

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