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Pygmy marmosets are found in the western Amazon Basin, including in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.Along with millions of insect species, more than 1,000 bird species, and hundreds of amphibian and reptile species, the Amazon is also home to about 430 species of mammal, with more still to be discovered.
For adventurous tourists wanting to explore the Amazon be it in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador or a handful of other South American nations monkeys have always been a major attraction. New World monkeys differ from their Old World counterparts in a number of ways, most notably through their flatter noses with sideways-facing nostrils. Some, like the spider monkey, also have a prehensile tail a useful adaption not present in Old World monkeys. They are generally considered to be the loudest land animals on the planet, with their dawn and dusk howling sessions carrying as far as three miles. Of the 15 currently recognized species, nine live in the Amazon Rainforest. They are some of the largest monkeys in the New World, and have long prehensile tails. Black Spider Monkey Spider Monkeys Another of the larger New World monkeys, spider monkeys are named for their long limbs and lengthy prehensile tails, which give them a spider-like appearance when all their appendages are in motion. They are also particularly intelligent compared to other New World primates. Hunting and habitat destruction, both at the hands of humans, pose the greatest threat. Emperor Tamarin Tamarin Monkeys About 15 species of tamarin monkey exist, depending on which classification you adopt. Appearances differ significantly between species, but they are all small, typically about the size of a squirrel. Perhaps the most famous tamarin species is the emperor tamarin, which looks very much like Dr. Seuss Lorax due to its large whiskery mustache (the emperor tamarin was named after Wilhelm II, a German emperor who also sported impressive facial hair). Emperor tamarins live in parts of the Amazon Basin in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Brown Capuchin Monkey Capuchin Monkeys Capuchin monkeys are found in a wide range of forest and jungle locations from Central America all the way down to northern Argentina in South America. Capuchins are small, sociable and spend most of the day looking for food to maintain their varied and omnivorous diets. Of all the New World monkeys, capuchins are the most intelligent. Due to their intelligence, capuchin monkeys have appeared in various movies and TV adverts, as well as being the classic organ grinder monkey seen alongside street performers. Pygmy Marmoset Marmosets Without wanting to offend all the marmosets out there, these small New World monkeys are something of a throwback, being more primitive than their fellow Amazon-dwelling primates. For example, marmosets have claws rather than finger nails, and their brains appear to be not quite so developed. They tend to stay in the upper canopy of the rainforest, eating fruit, insects and their all-time favorite treat: tree sap. Weighing a miniscule 3.5 ounces, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey in the world.
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