Tamarin

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 are unique due to all their amazing features (including their awesome mustache). Emperor Tamarins have a pretty broad and fascinating Ecology. Their habitats include dense Amazon forest and dwell in trees lower than 80 ft, some places include Brazil…

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…

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…

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 Cotton-top tamarin typically weighs less than a pound and is a very small species of the New World monkey. The Cotton-Top tamarin got their name because of the long, white fur that is on their head and falls onto their shoulders. They spend most of their lives in the trees. These small primates spend their day actively hunting food, and resting high in tree tops throughout the night. Tamarins are a very sociable species of primates. The tamarin troop consists of up to fourteen members. The…

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…

fingers to grasp and open things such as peanuts. None of the female monkeys were displaying estrous at the time. The spider monkey is very flexible and active while moving around in their enclosure. When sitting the squirrel monkeys’ posture is perpendicular to the ground and they seem very alert at all times. The smaller the monkey the more active they are. The scientific name for the Cotton Top Tamarin is Saguinus Oedipus. The enclosure for the Tamarin has two skylights, some tree like…

The owl monkey is the only known nocturnal monkey. The primary advantage for the owl monkey being nocturnal is that they don’t have to fight for their food sources. These monkeys feed on a nectar-rich flower that tends to be heavily guarded during the day. The night vision of the owl monkey isn’t considered to be strong. Due to the fact that their night vision is lacking, this evidence suggests that being nocturnal is a more recent adaption for the owl monkeys. 5. Emperor tamarins have a…

good portion of their time in the trees, but do some of their searching for food on the ground. When predators are near they run quickly up the trees for safety. They are a lot like the Baboons in many ways. Tamarins are New World monkeys found mostly in Brazil, although there are several different types that live in other area’s as well. They are quite small, especially compared to other monkeys, weighing somewhere around 2-3 pounds. Tamarins live in trees, which makes them arboreal and have…

Snowden and Teie included the first 2 elements in their tamarin-specific music alone (as the latter are human-specific) 1. Our limbic system is the primary part of our brains that deal with emotion. Limbic system development memory focuses on the elements of musical that are universal such as tempo, beat, pulse, amplitude, meter, etc. Limbic system development memory includes “musical representations of sounds that are heard during the time when the limbic structures are formed in the…