Thread: Pygmy Monkeys

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...keys-photo.html

September 1, 2006—Looks like someone's been makin' Wookiee.

Resembling nothing so much as Chewbacca's children, two of the world's tiniest monkeys debuted recently at the Frösö Zoo in Ostersund, Sweden.

Shown here shortly after their birth, these pygmy marmosets are exceedingly rare. It's not because they're twins though—pygmy marmosets are typically born in pairs—but because they're albinos, deficient in pigment.

The world's smallest species of monkey, this tree-dwelling marmoset makes big noise, contributing clicks, whistles, and squeals to the cacophony of their home habitat, the western Amazon rain forest of South America. Adults grow to about 5 inches (13 centimeters) in length and weigh about 6 ounces (170 grams).

Sadly, one of the twins didn't get any bigger than it was in the photo.

"We were so sorry when the twin died," zoo owner Ake Netterstrom told London's Daily Mail. "We put in all available resources to save him, but that did not help.

"It is likely he had a lower immune defense because he was albino."

—Ted Chamberlain[/b]

That looks so cute

They are really small .

awww, poor little albino baby monkey

oh well, hope the other one survives

i wanna bring one of them to school in my pocket.

Originally Posted by AlternateReality

i wanna bring one of them to school in my pocket.
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gotta catch 'em all

Originally Posted by Ynot

gotta catch 'em all
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I lolled.

me 2

...yah lvl 12 baby-Manky!..thats all I see. They remind me of pokemon too...almost as much as emo kids. (Note: pokEMOn...yah they are secretly pokemon...)

just imagining a little monkey walking on my desk.

never be bored again.

Originally Posted by AlternateReality

just imagining a little monkey walking on my desk.

never be bored again.
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haha

course it'll just poo all over your books and in your pocket

Indeed. You could always have some fun with em.

I saw marmosets in peru, they're so cool. I didn't see any pygmy marmosets, though, that I know of. The marmosets I looked at were at least 8 inches tall.

you think they could wash their hands before taking a picture. his fingers are so dirty

Am i the only one thinking: part time pencil topper?

Or world's greatest burgler's assistant? Train him to pick locks