Woman bitten by monkey at Moody Gardens

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- A monkey is under quarantine for biting a woman at Moody Gardens.

According to the Galveston County Daily News, the woman grabbed the animal in a tree at the Rainforest Pyramid in Galveston Sunday.

The monkey was a cotton-top Tamarin. It's a small primate weighing less than two pounds. The monkey bit the woman's hand. Police say the wound wasn't serious.

The monkey that bit the woman and another monkey in the enclosure are both under 30-day quarantine. This is the first primate bite since Moody Gardens added monkeys six years ago.

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Moody Gardens reopens Rainforest Pyramid

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- Moody Gardens has reopened its renovated Rainforest Pyramid.

Moody Gardens spent $25 million renovating and expanding the rainforest exhibit area following Hurricane Ike. The pyramid houses about 2,000 species of plants and wildlife from rainforests in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The additions include a Mayan ruin exhibit to showcase the culture of people who rely on the rainforest for survival. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
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