The Dallas Zoo’s black-and-white colobus monkey troop has grown by one after a surprise birth last month. The yet-to-be-named monkey was born Jan. 26 to first-time mom Pili and dad Kuruka.

The Shug Monkey shares characteristics with another folkloric creature of East Anglia called Black Shuck. Tales of Black Shuck describe a ghostly black dog seen roaming coastlines and countryside ...