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Article: Uncommon CREATURES.(behaviour of the common marmoset)
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Unlike many primates, common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are, as their name implies, common, and not yet seriously threatened by loss of habitat.
They live primarily in the coastal forests of northeastern Brazil, but can be found elsewhere in South America, including city parks.
Trees shelter common marmosets at night and sustain them by day. Using special teeth, common marmosets gnaw holes in the trees and slurp gum and sap. They eat fruit and insects, and drink water collected in the trees as well. Common marmosets also spend much of their day resting -- which is common for many primates, except perhaps for Homo sapiens!
Common marmosets ...