his heartbreaking video shows an urgent situation in the monkey enclosure. Baby Rainbow, still small and fragile, is suddenly hit by Libby—a stronger, more dominant monkey in the group. The impact causes poor Rainbow to fall down onto the gate below, clearly shocked and hurt.
Rainbow’s tiny body lies still for a moment, and you can hear the distress not only from her but from others nearby. Her cries are weak but filled with fear, as she tries to understand what just happened. Situations like this happen when social tension in a troop builds, and younger or weaker monkeys often suffer the consequences.
Libby may not mean permanent harm—sometimes older monkeys show dominance through aggression—but the outcome here is serious. Rainbow needs urgent care, and fast response from caretakers is the only thing that may prevent more pain or even permanent injury.
