Cottontop Tamarin

The Saguinus Oedipus (Cotton-Top Tamarin) is a very unique creature. The Cotton-Top Tamarin gets its name from its appearance. The Cotton-Top Tamarin name comes from the way that it's fantastic crest of long white hair is flowing around its black face like a mane of white cotton. Their limbs are a whitish-yellow color and as well as their chest. They have brown shoulders and a brown back. They are covered with very thick fur. Their tail is reddish-orange towards the base and black towards the tip. They have a very small body. From their head to their body not including the tail, is 21-26 centimeters long. This monkey has a very long tail. Their tail is 33-40 centimeters long. Their tail is used for balance. They weigh from 300-400 grams, Their top speed is 40 km/h (24 mph). Like marmosets and other tamarins,the ancestral primate nails on their toes and fingers have evolved into claws on all but their big toes, allowing them to climb in a squirrel like…

After clocking in I went to greet the Primate team who were gathering their food dishes from the Animal Nutrition Service. The Squirrel Monkeys are positive for Herpesvirus saimiri and are deadly to other primate species so their food must be kept separate from the others. The keepers discussed issues that would pertain to other keepers for that day. There was also talk about each of the animals that had issues ranging from medical to shifting from one space to another. We then separated…

Introduction The family of Callitrichidae houses the Saguinus imperator, or the Emperor Tamarin. This species can be further classified into two sub-species: Sanguinus imperator subgrisescens and Sagninus imperator imperator. They are included in the group of New World Monkeys. Emperor tamarins are known for their long white mustaches; in fact, they were named after the Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany because he shared this distinct facial accessory (“Emeror tamarin fact file”). The Emperor…

The Emperor Tamarin is a very interesting creature with many unique features that makes this monkey a star in my heart. This monkey sporting a wicked white mustache is under the classification of Mammalia and is a omnivore. Its diet includes sap, fruits and even some small birds and lives along with a crew of 20 other Emperor Tamarins. The Emperor Tamarin is a small monkey ranging 9.2 inch to 10.2 inch but have a 15 inch tail on average (“Emperor Tamarin” - Mac Como Zoo). The Emperor Tamarins…

The Golden lion tamarin (GLT) was first listed as endangered in 1982 according to the International Union of Conservation (IUCN). After an assessment in 1996, IUCN classified the GLT as critically endangered. In 2003, after conservation efforts, the IUCN re-classified GLTs as endangered. GLTs are listed as a regionally threatened species in the state of Rio de Janeiro and listed in appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (IUCN, 2008). Several conservation…

especially sensitive. The researchers wondered if there might be an evolutionary explanation for this, and began comparing those sounds waves to the calls of seriously distressed chimpanzees. They found some pronounced acoustical similarities between those warning calls and the nasty scraping sounds, and speculated that perhaps our strong dislike [pic] for those noises might be the remnant of an ancient reflex. And that makes a kind of sense -- I mean, it’s helpful to be especially alarmed…