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Red-handed Tamarin – “The Jungle Acrobat”

✅ Scientific Name: Saguinus midas 🎯 Classification:Mammal – Family: Callitrichidae 🌍 Habitat:Tropical rainforests of northern South America. 💡 Did you know?These tamarins are named for their bright orange-red hands and feet. 🐾 They use their agility to leap between trees Read more…


Pygmy Marmoset – “The Tiny Acrobat”

Pygmy marmoset

✅ Scientific Name: Cebuella pygmaea 🎯 Classification:Mammal – Family: Callitrichidae 🌍 Habitat:Rainforests of the Amazon Basin in South America. 💡 Did you know?Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the world, weighing as little as 3.5 ounces! 🐾 They can Read more…


Emperor Tamarin – The Mustached Marvel

Emperor Tamarin

✅ Scientific Name: Saguinus imperator 🎯 Classification: Mammalia, Primates, Callitrichidae 🌍 Habitat: Tropical rainforests of the Amazon Basin 💡 Did you know? Named for its long white mustache, resembling Emperor Wilhelm II. 🐾 They weigh less than a pound but Read more…


Cotton-top Tamarin – The Punk Monkey

Cotton-top Tamarin

✅ Scientific Name: Saguinus oedipus 🎯 Classification: Mammalia, Primates, Callitrichidae 🌍 Habitat: Tropical forests of northwestern Colombia 💡 Did you know? Named for the shock of white hair on its head, like a tiny punk rocker. 🐾 Weighs less than Read more…