Have you ever heard of a very tiny monkey with a long mustache? In this article, you will be delighted to learn about such a tiny monkey with our emperor tamarin facts.
The emperor tamarin was discovered in the 1907s. The emperor tamarin is named after German Emperor Wilhelm II.
This long white mustache helps to differentiate it from different members of the species of the same tamarin group. This animal belongs to the tamarin species and is found in deep and tall rainforests.
They have minimal body weight, making it easy to pounce from one branch to another in search of food. This emperor tamarin stays in groups.
It has a long multi-colored tail and a funny long white mustache. This small size monkey has gray-colored fur and yellowish hair on its chest.
The tamarin, who usually live in groups, has black hands and feet, with a reddish-orange colored tail, which helps to hold the branches and jump from one tree to another with ease. The life span of these species is 17-20 years.
The emperor tamarin looks like a squirrel-sized monkey with very tiny size and a long tail. Its long mustache adds a fun look to its small-sized body.
Unlike other primates, it has sharp claws that give a perfect grip to hold the tree branches.
This animal can hop and jump to nearly the end of the branches because of its lightweightbodies, which is difficult for other animals.
This small perky monkey has a low body weight, around 1 lb (460 g), with a body length between 9-10 in(23-26 cm).
Its weight is ten times bigger than the cotton-top tamarin’s weight (weighs around 36 g).
These highly energetic and playful animals are very active and expert in moving from one end of the branch to another.
This new world monkey spends most of its lifetime jumping on the trees. The traveling speed of the emperor tamarins is 24 miles/hr.
As they are residents of a vast, dense forest, the emperor tamarin diet comprises different tree fruits.
Its diet consists of fruits, nectar, gum, flowers, insects, and bird eggs. These animals are fed with carrots and other boiled veggies in some zoos.
Emperor tamarins live in dense rainforests, deep, dense woods, lowland tropical forests, seasonally flooded forests.
As their primary food is fruits, these dense forests are idle places to live. To protect from predators, the emperor tamarins hardly stay on the ground.
These active primates spend most of the time on top tree branches.
The reproduction process in this species is generally sexual reproduction. During the breeding season, the female emperor mates with two males (called a polyandrous mating system) in their group.
They prefer the rainy season for breeding because of abundant food availability. The gestationperiod is between 140-145 days.
After completing this gestation period, the female gives birth to single or twin emperor tamarin babies. In some rare cases, triplets are also possible.
The emperor tamarin’s baby is taken care of by both female and male parents, while the female emperor feeds her baby, the male emperor carries the young one on their backs.
Males carrying the baby on their back is a risky task because of its small structure. The entire group of order primates family takes care of emperor tamarin’s baby (known as alloparenting).
Males play a crucial role in grooming the baby. These baby emperor tamarin monkeys gain sexual maturity at around 16-20 months.
The lifespan of an emperor tamarin is about 10-20 years on average. In some rare cases, the tamarin’s lifespan extended up to 23 years.
The lifespan of any animal depends on the environmental and climatic conditions, food availability.
Are they aggressive?Emperor tamarin behavior is moderately aggressive.
Their aggressiveness is seen when other animals try to occupy their territories for food and shelter or when other rivals get close to their partners.
Usually, troops consist of more male tamarins, but the oldest female tamarin leads the group.
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