Cottontop
Tamarin
(Saguinus
oedipus) |
Family:
Callitrichines
Habitation:
live only in the North-West Colombia
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Appearance: o
long, white hair, that hangs from head to
shoulders, o
the back is brown, arms and feet are white,
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long tail, that is brown on the external side and black on
the internal
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Lifestyle: o
diurnal and arboreal animals, o
inhabit open wood areas
and rarely deep rainforests
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live in groups of 3-9 animals, group consists of one dominant
animal,
monogamous pair, their offspring and other
subordinated young
animals
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territory of 7 - 10 hectares is marked with secretion glands
Reproduction: o
only the dominant pair has the right to breed,
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mating twice time a year, o
pregnancy duration: about 140 days,
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2 infants, o
the whole group participates in raising infants
Nourishment: o
fruit, insects, flowers, small vertebrates
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