Compare And Contrast The Survival Behaviors Of Pygmy Marmoset

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Survival Behaviors of a Pygmy Marmoset One of the things that differs the pygmy marmoset from other monkey in terms of behavior is their diet. A pygmy marmosets diet consists mostly of tree sap. They use thier teeth to open up the tree then the eat the sap from the inside. Since they are so small this can take them awhile. If their environment doesn’t supply enough sap they will also live of of plants and insects.

Survival Behaviors of a Pygmy Marmoset Pt. 2
Another important survival behavior of a pygmy marmoset is reproduction. Pygmy marmosets can mate at any time of the year with the right resources. Another thing is that the babies act much like a human baby in that they need constant care. This makes them not like other primate

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