• Discuss the Pygmy Marmosett
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The Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea), also known as Dwarf Monkey is a monkey native to the rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru. It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging from 14-to-16-centimetre (5.5 to 6.3 in) (excluding the 15-to-20-centimetre (5.9 to 7.9 in) tail). Males weigh around 140 grams (4.9 oz), and females only 120 grams (4.2 oz). Despite its name, the Pygmy Marmoset is somewhat different from the typical marmosets, most of which are classified in the genera Callithrix and Mico; as such, it is accorded its own genus, Cebuella. Nicknames for this monkey often refer to its diminutiveness, as in the following two examples: mono de bolsillo ("pocket monkey") and leoncito ("little lion"). The Pygmy Marmoset has a tawny coat, and a ringed tail that can be as long as its body. In common with other callitrichids, it has claws instead of nails on all its digits except the big toe. It is omnivorous, feeding on fruit, leaves, insects, and sometimes even small reptiles. Its small weight allows it to reach the very highest leaves of a tree, and to exploit the otherwise little-used food sources there. Much of its diet, however, comes from tapping trees for sap. Up to two-thirds of its time is spent gouging tree bark to reach the gummy sap. The Pygmy Marmoset has specialized incisors for gouging holes in bark. Because of its small size, and its swift movements, it is very hard to observe in the wild. The Pygmy Marmoset uses special types of communication to give alerts and warning to its family members. These include chemical, vocal, and physical types of communication. A trill to communicate over long distance. A sharp warning whistle and a clicking sound for signaling danger to their family members. A J-call is a series of fast notes repeated by the caller and is for medium distances. Pictures: [URL=http://filesmelt.com/][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/800px-Dvargsilkeabe_Callithrix_pygmaea.jpg[/IMG][/URL] God damn I want one [URL=http://filesmelt.com/][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/800px-Pygmy_Marmoset_Perth_Zoo.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Really want one...
Sometimes I wish they were like ants and they would have hives and colonies and shit and they would be crawling everywhere. It'd be so damn cute.
Marmosetts are awesome. Fuck all the other animals. Dogs suck. Cats suck too. So do snakes. All they do is sit there doing nothing and they take forever to eat. Marmosetts are better then all of those animals.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;18395594]Marmosetts are awesome. Fuck all the other animals. Dogs suck. Cats suck too. So do snakes. All they do is sit there doing nothing and they take forever to eat. Marmosetts are better then all of those animals.[/QUOTE] Agreed, though I like dogs
[img]http://spaceandtime.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/marmoset.jpg[/img] D'awwww :3:
this shit is banana's
[QUOTE=myng;18395603]And scateboarding, gotta not like that huh?[/QUOTE] I used to hate skateboarding (which is what I think you meant to say) but then I saw a picture of a mormosett skateboarding so I took it up and won a trophy for being awesome at it.
You dont get it do you? You have no clue who i am?
[QUOTE=myng;18395603]scateboarding[/QUOTE] :what:
[QUOTE=myng;18395669]You dont get it do you? You have no clue who i am?[/QUOTE] david?
[QUOTE=Ryzo;18395620][img]http://spaceandtime.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/marmoset.jpg[/img] D'awwww :3:[/QUOTE] Holy shit
I will admit this thread was supposed to be a spam thread, but then i realised, its a discussion,in general discussion so i cant get banned....(orly?)
things are badass
lovely
[QUOTE=Ryzo;18395620][img]http://spaceandtime.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/marmoset.jpg[/img] D'awwww :3:[/QUOTE] They look like frowning unbathed old men
I am bumping this old thread, so that all who have not seen it may see it. This is a partner thread of: Discuss: The Pygmy Goat, which is the main reason I am bumping it.
...And it's good to be back. Those things are cute. Also, first pic is all :smug:.
Ok.
[QUOTE=silentjubjub;21848343]...And it's good to be back. Those things are cute. Also, first pic is all :smug:.[/QUOTE] I wish I had like 14 colonies of them in my house
[QUOTE=Ryzo;18395620][img]http://spaceandtime.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/marmoset.jpg[/img] D'awwww :3:[/QUOTE] i want to put one in my mouth and chew
[QUOTE=Optimistic;21848385]i want to put one in my mouth and chew[/QUOTE] You bastard!
[QUOTE=Optimistic;21848385]i want to put one in my mouth and chew[/QUOTE] :geno:
[IMG]http://millyonair.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/marmoset.jpg[/IMG] :3:
[QUOTE=IWHeadHunter;21848535][IMG]http://millyonair.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/marmoset.jpg[/IMG] :3:[/QUOTE] It's so small, I wish I was that small, then I would befriend it
[QUOTE=myng;21848111]I am bumping this old thread, so that all who have not seen it may see it. This is a partner thread of: Discuss: The Pygmy Goat, which is the main reason I am bumping it.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFBCF_DO4aY[/media] Despite the typo the uploader made about 3 times.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePczUi3CcTQ[/media] Awwww
They sound like birds
Bet they shit EVERYWHERE.
More pictures, please. :3:
[QUOTE=myng;21848606]It's so small, I wish I was that small, then I would befriend it[/QUOTE] Or it would eat you.
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