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Little Loki a handful for new mother

HE sucks his thumb, can make a real racket and is inseparable from his favourite toy, just like any other baby.
Except Loki the squirrel monkey is a very special case.

The tiny primate lost his mother soon after he was born at Taronga Zoo last November, when she died from birth complications.

His new family consists of a toy duck and zookeeper Louise Grossfeldt, who has become his surrogate mum.

The monkey hanging onto his duck is the cutest thing I've seen in the past week. If I wasn't afraid he'd fling poo at me, I'd get one as a pet. Although, I can only imagine that with my border collie and the pet monkey, we'd end up with something like this: