A critically endangered Cotton-top Tamarin has been born at Blackpool Zoo.

Adorable footage shows the new arrival clinging to the back of an adult, with the group of monkeys taking turns to care for the baby to ease pressure on the parents.

The baby was born on June 16, and has not been named yet as zookeepers have not been able to determine their gender due to the close contact with the adults.

Cotton-top Tamarins, named after their distinctive cotton-like tuft of hair on their heads, are critically endangered with only around 6,000 individuals believed to be still alive in their native habitat in Colombia.

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Of the 6,000 remaining, only around 2,000 are mature adults.

The tiny

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