Animals - Primate Conservation Center

Cotton-top Tamarin - Fang, Jasmine & Syd
Saguinus oedipus
Range:	Northwestern Columbia
Habitat:	Secondary wet and dry forest and low vine tangles from sea level to 1500 meters.
Diet:	Mainly fruit, buds, insects, nuts, spiders, tree frogs, lizards, bird eggs, shrews, moles, and birds. At the zoo they eat fruits, vegetables, marmoset diet, mealworms, waxworms, hard-boiled eggs, peanuts and seeds.
Fun Facts:	Cotton-tops are gregarious monkeys living in family groups of 6-10 individuals with one breeding pair and several generations of their offspring. The breeding pair typically gives birth to twins and the whole family helps raise the young. They have over 30 vocalizations including chirps, shrill calls, squeaks, and other bird-like calls. Cotton-tops live in the upper strata of the forest canopy and rarely descend to lower areas. Generally, they form monogamous pairs. The average birth weight is 40-50 grams, almost 20% of the females weight.