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marmoset
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marmoset
a small (1 to 2 ft), yellow-green monkey; they are fruit-eaters, arboreal and diurnal. Called also Callithrix spp., Leontideus spp., Saguinus spp.
common marmoset
South American monkey 9 inches long, soft fur, bushy tail, hair black at base, yellow in the middle, white at the tip. Called also Callithrix jacchus.
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A Zoo spokeswoman said: "Call into the World of Small Monkeys and see Incaboo and Mazungo, the two cute baby Pygmy marmosets, with their mother Peritass.
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In their natural habitat the pygmy marmosets live in flooded forests near rivers and bamboo thickets in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru in groups of about six members, which includes a monogamous male and female.
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Ama-Zone-ia Rainforest Experience hit the headlines when one of its pygmy marmosets gave birth to twins last year.
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