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Historically, the entire area was suitable for the cotton-top tamarin, but due to habitat loss through deforestation, it survives in fragmented parks and reserves. One of the most important areas for the cotton-top is the Paramillo National Park , which consists of 460,000 hectares (1,800 sq mi) of primary and secondary forests.
The Proyecto Tití ("Project Tamarin") [1] was founded in 1985, to provide information to assist in conservation of the cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and their habitat in the tropical forests of Colombia. [2] Proyecto Tití's programs combine field research, education and community programs.
In captivity, red-bellied tamarins have been recorded living up to 20.5 years, [13] while cotton-top tamarins can live up to 23 years old. [14] Distribution
Luna, the matriarch of a cotton-top tamarin troop gave birth to twins in early January, marking an important step in preserving the species, the Brevard Zoo announced in Jan. 16 news release.
Chester Zoo in the UK is celebrating the "exceptionally rare" birth of two Cotton-Top Tamarins after mom gave birth to twins. On August 9, 2024, the Chester Zoo shared details and photos of the ...
Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) Platyrrhini is a parvorder of primates. Members of this parvorder are called platyrrhines, or New World monkeys, and include marmosets, tamarins, and capuchin, squirrel, night, titi, saki, howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Platyrrhini is one of three clades that form the suborder Haplorrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates. They are ...
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Saguinus oedipus Cotton-top tamarin Saguinus oedipus: 2008 Colombia fewer than 6,000 Critically Endangered [79] habitat loss and fragmentation (large-scale agricultural production [cattle] and farming, logging, oil palm plantations, hydroelectric projects) live capture (pet trade [current], biomedical research [past]) Sapajus flavius Blond capuchin