Blue Reef Aquarium's new arrivals,
marmosets Ant and Dec
Eastern pygmy
marmosets are native to the rainforests of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru where they are threatened by both habitat loss and being captured for the pet trade.
To find out whether the same principle held true for
marmosets, Ghazanfar and his colleagues set up an experiment using pairs of fraternal twin
marmosets, small, highly social monkeys from South America.
"Fortunately, the family worked with us, and were happy for the
marmoset to be signed over into our care."
OUR pygmy
marmoset group is booming following the arrival of another set of twins!
At most sites, the common
marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) feeds primarily on plant exudates, whereas animal prey generally contributes less than 10% of feeding records, although other
marmosets may be more insectivorous (Martins and Setz, 2000), and one study based on the analysis of stomach contents in golden-handed tamarins (Saguinus midas) indicated that behavioural data may underestimate the consumption of animal prey considerably (Pack et al., 1999).
Rabies in
Marmosets (CaUithrix jacchus), Ceara, Brazil.
JOEY the
marmoset monkey was rescued safely yesterday after three days of hiding from his owner.
The
marmosets were captured with a multiple-entrance trap and anaesthetized using intramuscularly ketamine hydrochloride (Vetaset, Fort Dodge, Kansas, USA) 10mg kg-1 body weight with xylazine hydrochloride (Anasedan, Divisao Vetbrands Saude Animal, SP, BR) 0.5mg kg-1.
Nevertheless, previously to data recording, the two mixed groups of
marmosets were monitored in order that they became habituated to our presence.
Mr Dorman added: "We also had some new animals joining our collection from within the UK and overseas as part of European and International Breeding Programmes, some of which included stick insects, beetles, millipedes, lemurs,
marmosets, and a critically endangered female Amur leopard to pair with our male."
Common
marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are distributed across northeastern Brazil and exploit a range of forest types including the humid Atlantic Forest and the semiarid Caatinga scrublands [1].