family clawed monkeys (or callitrichidae) named so because, unlike other primates, all the fingers except the largest in the legs, they have no nails and claws.This allows a small amusing little animals easily climb tree trunks and to spend there all his life, almost down to the ground.
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evolutionary monkey clawed adapted to life in the upper Amazon jungle.Among the foliage of huge trees, vines entangled in semi-darkness and dampness, between year-round maturing nuts and fruits, these primates have found a convenient shelter for survival.
tiny compared with other apes, animal can weigh just 35 grams, such as the pygmy marmoset Chichikov.Incidentally, the length of its trunk is only 15 cm. And the biggest one in this family is considered to be primate lion tamarin - 30 cm length.
What is the ape family clawed?
callitrichidae so named for good reason - they look very funny: lion tamarins, for example, have long gray mustache, from Steller's marmosets at the ears grow long tufts of hair-like flowers, and Oedipus Tartar crowned with a crown of white hair.
«Toy" appearance, playfulness, silky fur and colorful painting was always attracted to the little ones a person's attention.Even conquistadors could not resist their charm: a small monkey of the family had long clawed transported them to Europe.One time, in the era of Louis the past, it was fashionable to keep these ocharovashek in interiors instead of lapdogs or cats.The more data that tamed monkeys pretty quickly, and breed well in captivity.However, all this did not prevent some clawed monkeys become very rare at home.
small monkey of the family clawed: kallimiko
These little monkeys (body length up to 22 cm), one of those that are listed as endangered.Kallimiko have long soft fur and decorated with a small mane on top of the head, neck and shoulders.Face and limbs are black, and their fur is brownish-black with yellow and white markings.Geldievye marmozetki as these monkeys are called, studied very poorly.
known that, in addition to juicy fruit, they are very fond of insects moving on four legs and are diurnal.
Like all members of the family, newborn babies bears his father, giving them a female-only feeding.By the way, if for some reason the kid does not want to move to the back of the pope, he bites his mother, demanding to leave her alone.Before, parents show concern for posterity, then young become independent and expelled from the pack.
small monkey of the family clawed: Yellow-marmozetka
This endemic species of monkeys living in Brazil, too, is in danger.They are very noticeable, thanks to growing hair on the ears lynx tips and a long tail.Yellow-marmosets favorite food is fragrant of acacia sap, which they lick from the hole made in the trunk.When ripe fruit, crumbs switched to them.
Offspring in their family group produces one alpha female, passing it "the title of" hereditary daughter.A whole flock (15 individuals) and nurses pampered pups.This cute little monkey from family clawed often becomes the object of capture for sale as a pet.
