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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 is part of the most diminutive family of monkeys, Callitrichidae, the marmosets and tamarins; it weighs 432 g (15.2 oz) on average. Its head–body length is 20.8–25.9 cm (8.2–10.2 in), while its tail—which is not prehensile —is slightly longer at around 33–41 cm (13–16 in). [ 12 ]
Facts About Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Monkeys Tamarins are small monkeys, with adults weighing on average 15 ounces with a body length of 8-10 inches. When the twins were born, they ...
Golden lion tamarins are social and groups typically consist of 2-8 members. These groups usually consist of one breeding adult male and female but may also have 2–3 males and one female or the reverse. [22] Other members include subadults, juveniles and infants of either sex. These individuals are typically the offspring of the adults.
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 ...
This species is native to wooded areas north of the Amazon River in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and possibly Venezuela. [3] A population of tamarins south of the Amazon River that lack the contrasting feet and hands was previously believed to be a sub-population of golden-handed tamarins but is now treated as a separate species, the black tamarin.
Threatened by deforestation and the exotic pet trade, pied tamarin monkeys could become extinct in just decades Critically endangered twin monkeys are born at the Chattanooga Zoo Skip to main content
Like the other tamarins and marmosets, Geoffroy's tamarin is a New World monkey classified within the family Callitrichidae. [2] In 2001, Colin Groves included the Callitrichids in the family Cebidae, which also includes capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys, but in 2009 Anthony Rylands and Russell Mittermeier reverted to older classifications which considered Callitrichidae a separate family.