Kiku

Kiku, a colobus monkey, was born Jan. 27, 1991 in Little Rock Arkansas. He lived at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago from July 1992 before arriving at Oregon Zoo Oct. 10, 2002.

Kiku's and his mate Mali's first child, Oscar, was born on July 15, 2004. Since Mali was slow to figure out motherhood, Kiku initially carried Oscar. Once Mali learned what to do, the family group has lived together in the Oregon Zoo’s African Rain Forest exhibit. Kiku and Mali have since produced two other offspring, son Maliki and daughter Delu.

Kiku has been a hands-on dad, offering protection and playing with his children.
 
“I think he’s the greatest dad in our zoo,” says Asaba Mukobi, Africa keeper. “When Kiku’s children were born, he knew instinctively how to care for them when the mother didn’t.”

Learn more about Colobus monkeys.