Saguinus oedipus

The velvet-top tamarin is a small marmoset, 21-26 cm long, 33-40 cm long tail, and 300-450 g in weight. The back is black, the ventral part, wrists, and feet are light yellow, and the inner side of the buttocks is orange-red, with three colors of fur on the body. The velvet-top tamarin has a lot of hair on the top of its head, hence its name. These hairs will stand up when they encounter danger to make them look more powerful and thus scare off opponents. The toes and fingertips evolved into claws from the ancestors of primates.

Distributed in Colombia (Colombia (mainland)).

Cotton-headed Tamarin (scientific name: Saguinus oedipus) is also known as Cotton-headed Tamarin in English. It is about the same size as a marmoset.

The food types and lifestyle of the cashmere-top tamarin are similar to those of ordinary marmosets. They mainly live on the edge of tropical forests, are arboreal, and are active during the day. They feed on fruits, insects, and fresh leaves. In terms of diet, they mainly feed on insects and fruits, each accounting for about 40%, and the other 20% of their food is mainly tree sap. They cannot chew through the bark of trees to release sap for drinking like their marmoset relatives. They usually use tree holes dug by other creatures to suck sap. In captivity, they are the same as ordinary marmosets. As long as they are properly raised, they can live for more than 15 years.

The wool-top tamarin is a social animal, with 3-9 monkeys in each group. The gestation period is 140 days, and twins are usually born. The male and female monkeys jointly take care of the monkeys. The weaning period is four to five weeks, and they can live independently after just two months. Females can give birth once a year, sometimes twice. They reach sexual maturity in 12-15 months.

Listed in the "World Conservation Union" (IUCN) ver.: 2008 Red List of Primates - Critically Endangered (CR).  

Listed as a Class I protected animal in the Washington Convention.

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