Earlier this month the Zoo said farewell to one of the last two lion-tailed macaques living in the Asia area of the Zoo. Twiggy, was the remaining member of the original troop of lion-tailed macaques (LTMs) that arrived at the El Paso Zoo in 1995.

Twiggy holds a unique place in our history. She was named by former Area 3 Asia Supervisor Dee Nelson after the famous 60’s model, Twiggy, because she was petite, small boned.  She lived to be 40 years old.   FYI:  In that initial troop, we had a male LTM named DJ, along with three females: Lil 50, Claudette, and Twiggy.

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