Last updated at 12:11pm on 1st May 2008
This little monkey is missing her mummy so to make sure she's not losing out zoo keepers have given her a teddy bear to cuddle.
Conchita is a three-week-old white-naped mangabey monkey who is being hand-reared at London Zoo.
The tiny primate keeps hold of her teddy bear companion while her mother recovers from a caesarean.
Conchita is being looked after at London Zoo with the help of a teddy bear
The playful mangabey monkey is being had-reared while her mother revcovers from a caesarean
But it's not all down to the teddy, as this mini-monkey is also being looked after by keeper, Andrea Payne.
The species, which are native to West Africa, are on the critically endangered list following loss of habitat.
Conchita is being looked after at London Zoo with the help of a teddy bear
The white-naped mangabey is restricted to a small region between the Nzo-Sassandra river system in Côte d'Ivoire and the Volta River in Ghana.
The species are typically slender with long limbs monkeys found in African tropical forests.
They can grow up to 90 cm long and females can weigh up to about 6kg.
Cheeky Conchita the monkey nibbles on keeper Andrea Payne's nose
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