The Cottontop Tamarin monkey

A Cottontop Tamarin monkey (Saguinus oedipus) born in captivity one month ago is seen beside its mother on November 6, 2009 at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia.




A Cottontop Tamarin monkey (Saguinus oedipus) born in captivity one month ago is seen beside its mother on November 6, 2009 at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia.



Two Cottontop Tamarin monkeys (Saguinus oedipus) born in captivity one month climb to their mother's back on November 6, 2009 at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia.



Cottontop Tamarin monkey (Saguinus oedipus) born in captivity one month ago is seen beween its parents on November 6, 2009 at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia.


The Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), also known as the Pinché Tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1lb (0.5 kg). It is found in tropical forest edges and secondary forests where it is arboreal and diurnal.


source: wikipedia.com
credit photo: Reuters