marmosets
Small South American primates
Marmosets are small monkeys native to South American forests, known for their squirrel-like size and tufted ears.
They typically live in family groups and are among the smallest primates, with some species weighing less than a pound.
The marmosets chattered from the branches above.
Extremely small being
- primateHigher mammal order member
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- twinsSiblings born simultaneously
- arborealOf or in trees
omnivore · diurnal · monogamous · territorial · fur · tail · teeth · gestation
Greek warrior women
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- PeruPacific coast republic
Ecuador · Colombia · Bolivia · treetops · jungle · understory · vines · branches
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- captiveOne held by force
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- dietCustomary food consumption
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
veterinary · breeder · permit · socialization · bonding · legal · USDA · lifespan
Facility for scientific investigation
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
- agingGrowing older over time
pygmy
Extremely small being
arboreal · omnivore · diurnal · monogamous · territorial · fur · tail · teeth · gestation · weaning
Amazon
Greek warrior women
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
Peru · Ecuador · Colombia · Bolivia · treetops · jungle · understory · vines · branches · tropical
common
Widespread and unremarkable
exotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
enrichment · veterinary · breeder · permit · socialization · bonding · legal · USDA · lifespan · temperament
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
aging · Parkinson's · cognition · genetics · NIH · ethics · CRISPR
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- primatesape, apes, baboon, baboons, monkey
- tropical rainforestAmazon rainforest, rainforest canopy, tropical forests, sloths, howler monkeys
- lifelong matesswans, albatross, albatrosses, wolves, gibbons
- social animalswolves, lions, elephants, dolphins, chimpanzees
marmosetsgorillas
Largest living primates
great apes · orangutans · chimpanzees · apes · bonobos
marmosetselephants
Tusked, trunk-bearing mammals
whales · gorillas · hippopotamuses · rhinoceroses · blue whales