FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Zoo has welcomed a new baby into their home. Jasper, a baby mandrill, was born on Sept. 13 to dad J.J. and mom Scarlett. He is the second mandrill born at the ...

The female mandrill, Ruby, was born Jan. 11 to mother Scarlett and father J.J. Before Ruby, there have only been two mandrill births in the zoo’s history: a female in 1992 and male in 1995.

A mandrill was born at the Fort Worth Zoo earlier this month, the second this year, which marks a “conservation success” after the zoo went nearly three decades without a mandrill birth.. The ...