The baby monkey was born on the day the Olympic torch route was announced, so zookeepers named him 'Flame, in honour of his special birthday and unusual colouring

The miniature 4in Francois langur monkey is being looked after by surrogate mum Zoo Keeper Kate Sanders after being rejected by mum Lee Lee.

Kate says: "Francois langurs are extremely endangered so Flame is a very precious monkey – he looks like a torch and he’s a beacon of hope for his species.

"Like any newborn Flame needs to be fed throughout the night. I’ve been staying at the Zoo to feed him milk every one and a half hours – so I’ve not had much sleep.

"We’re planning to reintroduce him to his mum Lee Lee, dad Neo, and his other housemates in the next few months when he’s a little bigger. But at the moment we’re keeping Flame warm in his incubator."