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Cotton-top tamarin

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Quick facts

Lifespan

Lifespan

Around 18 years

Diet

Diet

Fruits, flowers

nectar, plant gums, saps, latex

Habitat

Habitat

Humid to dry deciduous forests

at altitudes of 400m

Range

Range

Colombia

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The cotton-top tamarins

All in the family

All in the family

Tamarins usually have twins or triplets. Dad piggybacks the babies most of the time, passing them back to mum only when the babies need to nurse. Tamarins practise cooperative rearing, so older siblings also help carry the babies. 
Starting a free-ranging exhibit

Starting a free-ranging exhibit

The tamarins’ strong family bonds are why they’re chosen as one of our free-ranging species. To start a free-ranging exhibit, the keepers select a lushly-planted location and build a small ‘hut’ in its middle. Branches for climbing and other ‘furniture’ are added to the ‘hut’. A family group of tamarins is then housed in the ‘hut’, where they will remain for the first few days. During this time, they get used to the human traffic and noises in their new environment.
Getting used to their new home

Getting used to their new home

Next, keepers coax the female out of the hut to explore and scent mark her new surroundings. A few days later, the male is released while the female is confined. Guided by her scent marks, the male familiarises himself with the area. When he’s observed to be behaving calmly and staying close by, the keepers release the whole family. This is a make-or-break moment as the animals may get spooked and run off. Kudos to our keepers who’ve always managed this step smoothly.
At the ‘hut’ of the family

At the ‘hut’ of the family

After the release, especially for the first week, keepers continue to monitor the family closely to ensure they’re settled in. The ‘hut’ remains at the heart of their lives. It is a safe haven for them, a place where they can take refuge if something frightens them. It is also where they spend the night, a warm hearth to retire to. For their safety, the tamarins must return to their ‘hut’ by the end of day. Keepers condition them to do so by placing food there at 5pm.

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Exotic pets

Exotic pets

Each year, hundreds of illegal pets come to us in such a manner, or as confiscations. Given our limited space and resources, it is a challenge for us to take in all of them. It’s illegal to keep exotic animals like cotton-top tamarins as pets.

Thousands of wild animals are removed from the wild to meet the demand for illegal pets and most die while being smuggled across borders. Do not buy exotic pets.

IUCN 级别

CR

极危

在野外面临极高的灭绝风险

IUCN 濒危物种红色名录

IUCN 濒危物种红色名录

《IUCN 濒危物种红色名录》被普遍认为是全球最全面客观评估动植物种群保育级别的标准性文件。

DT

Data Deficient

Unknown risk of extinction

LC

无危

灭绝风险相对较低

NT

近危

在不久的将来可能成为易危物种

VU

易危

在野外面临高灭绝风险

EN

濒危

在野外面临很高的灭绝风险

CR

极危

在野外面临极高的灭绝风险

EW

野外灭绝

仅存活于人工养殖环境

EX

灭绝

野外与人工养殖环境均无存活个体

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