Hair-raising surprise for baboon

A new baby at a Devon zoo has been attracting a lot of attention - for all the wrong reasons.

The bald truth is that Reggie the hamadryas baboon has had his hair licked off with some excessive tender loving care by his mother.

Reggie was born at Paignton Zoo three weeks ago, weighing 18oz (510g) with a normal covering of hair.

A zoo spokesman said: "Mostly they're born hairy and stay hairy, but in this case the mother has been over-zealous."