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Guianan squirrel monkey born at San Diego Zoo; telescope revisits…

The zoo shared video of the newborn primate, while astronomers used a powerful telescope to revisit an object medieval observers noticed; both announcements were short on detail.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:40 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Guianan squirrel monkey — Photo: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by UPI: “Watch: Guianan squirrel monkey born at San Diego Zoo”, with reporting from BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:40 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: San Diego.
BBN covered this story before: San Diego County rainfall totals from the latest storm (October 12).

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UPIWatch: Guianan squirrel monkey born at San Diego Zoo
BBC Sky at Night MagazineOur ancestors saw this weird object in the sky nearly 1,000 years ago. Now one of our most powerful telescopes just got a brand new look at it

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn a lighter note, the San Diego Zoo has announced the birth of a Guianan squirrel monkey, a species native to northern South America.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's the whole announcement? A species, a continent, and a baby. Someone at the zoo is guarding the name like a state secret.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere's video, if that helps.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso today, BBC Sky at Night Magazine says one of our most powerful telescopes has taken a brand new look at an object people saw in the sky nearly a thousand years ago.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA thousand years.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOur ancestors looked up, wrote it down, and then waited all that time for a better camera. That's the slowest follow-up in history.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe object is probably relieved.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo that's one baby monkey and one old star thing. Something for everyone, as long as everyone is very easily pleased.