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The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus. They are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are the sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins , Goeldi's monkeys and marmosets .
The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey weighing less than 0.5 kg (1.1 lb). This New World monkey can live up to 24 years, but most of them die by 13 years. One of the smallest primates, the cotton-top tamarin is easily recognized by the long, white sagittal crest extending from its forehead to its shoulders.
The emperor tamarin monkeys were reported stolen from their habitats at the Dallas Zoo on Monday. Police said they know how Irvin took and transported the animals but declined to reveal the details.
Days before the monkeys were stolen, a man, later identified as Irvin, was asking questions about the animals at the zoo, including the tamarin monkeys and the “status and location” of the ...
A man was arrested in connection with the disappearance of two emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo. It's the latest in a string of mysterious incidents.
The golden lion tamarin tends to be active earlier and retire later in the warmer, wetter times of the year as the days are longer. [17] During drier times, it forages for insects longer as they become scarcer. [17] [18] Golden lion tamarins are characterized by using manipulative foraging under tree barks and epiphytic bromeliads. Their sites ...
Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the disappearance of two emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo, authorities said Friday.
The emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a species of tamarin monkey allegedly named for its beard's resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II. [3] It lives in the north Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas [ 2 ] and the southwest Amazon Basin , in east Peru , north Bolivia .