Cotton-top tamarin

 Cotton-top tamarin

Saguinus oedipus

Diet

they feed on arthropods, fruits, treesap

Reproduction

They form groups of 3-10 members, where only the dominant pair reproduces. Usually the infants are born after 140 days of gestation

• In Hungary we call them „Lisztmonkeys”, and are named after the composer Ferenc Liszt because of their long, white hair.
• The young are carried by the male and only handed over to the mother at the time of suckling. Later, other members of the team will also look after the babies.
• A team maintains a territory of 7-10 hectares. The long, white hairs on their heads reach down to their shoulders. Their backs are brown, their bellies and legs white.
• Their tails are longer than their bodies, brown above and black below.