Eight of the animals were found dead on Sunday and another died on Monday after displaying unusual behaviour at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Zoo experts are investigating after nine monkeys died in two days in Hong Kong's oldest zoo. Parts of the zoo have been sealed off and disinfected and experts have been called in to conduct necropsies and toxicological tests, Hong Kong leader John Lee said. The dead animals included a De Brazza's monkey, a common squirrel monkey, four white-faced sakis and three cotton-top tamarins, which are a species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Read more from Sky News:Investigation reveals who really was stoking UK riotsMillions of Sudanese displaced by war now face new fightEuropean leaders to discuss asylum hubs The deaths raised concerns about a possible outbreak of a zoonotic disease such as monkeypox, which can jump from animals to humans, said Jason Baker, senior vice president of animal rights group PETA Asia.
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