Backpacking into Royal Basin in Olympic National Park is a wondrous experience, in a place where massive geological forces have been at work for millions of years. Olympic Marmots and wildflowers add activity and delicate beauty to the hike.
Pygmy Marmoset
The pygmy marmoset is a small New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. It is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world at just over 100 grams. Wikipedia Scientific name: Callithrix pygmaea Mass: 0.22 lbs (Adult) Rank: Species Higher classification: Callithrix Tail length: 6.8 – 9 in. (Adult) Body length: 4.6 – 6 in. (Adult, Head and body) Size of territory: 0.00039 – 0.0015 mi²
Pygmy marmosets
Joel Sartore- Photo Ark on Instagram: "Meet the small but mighty pygmy marmoset. One of the smallest primates in the world, this species weighs less than five ounces when fully mature. Pygmy marmosets are gumnivores, which means their diet consists of sap and gum from trees. Equipped with very sharp teeth, these monkeys will penetrate the wood then drain the sap from inside the tree, spending several hours feeding each day. Photo taken @lincolnchildrenszoo. #pygmy #marmoset #primate #monkey #a
Joel Sartore- Photo Ark on Instagram: "Meet the small but mighty pygmy marmoset. One of the smallest primates in the world, this species weighs less than five ounces when fully mature. Pygmy marmosets are gumnivores, which means their diet consists of sap and gum from trees. Equipped with very sharp teeth, these monkeys will penetrate the wood then drain the sap from inside the tree, spending several hours feeding each day. Photo taken @lincolnchildrenszoo. #pygmy #marmoset #primate #monkey #a
Perhaps this is the cutest creature of nature. Pygmy monkey - They live on the branches of forest trees or bamboo thickets near or near rivers and floodplains. Pygmy marmosets prefer to live in dense rainforests where there is plenty of cover among plants. Each group of monkeys has a small home area of about 30 acres.
Six sets of beady golden eyes are looking out from this ball of fur at San Diego Zoo, which appears to be a three-headed monkey.
