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The world’s smallest monkey is called the pygmy marmoset, and it is, predictably, very tiny, just a little scoop of fur. It ...
You might well have some stern words to exchange with your partner. But if you were a marmoset, this would all be part and parcel of life. In a striking new study, scientists from the University ...
Marmoset monkeys use distinctive, whistle-like “phee calls” to address specific monkeys, similar to how humans use names, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. The ...
The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador A baby pygmy marmoset, under the care of an older member of its cooperative family ...
Researchers analysed the “phee calls” between pairs of marmoset monkeys and found that they give each other names. This mother and daughter marmoset were given the names Bhumi and Belle by humans.