tamarin
noun
tam·a·rin
ˈta-mə-rən 
-ˌran
: any of numerous small chiefly South American monkeys (genus Saguinus) that are related to the marmosets and have silky fur, a long tail, and lower canine teeth that are longer than the incisors
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Housed in five separate cages, the deceased monkeys included the De Brazza species as well as one common squirrel monkey, cotton-top tamarins and white-faced sakis.
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Reuters, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The animals, a De Brazza’s monkey, one common squirrel monkey, three cotton-top tamarins and three white-faced sakis, were found dead at the city’s Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) on Sunday, Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Harley will be a companion to Tonks, an 11-year-old female Geoffroy’s tamarin, the aquarium said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
Other conservation efforts have included protecting the rainforest habitats of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia through Proyecto Titi, repatriating white rhinos to Uganda, and reintroducing Puerto Rican crested toads back to the wild.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The animals, a De Brazza’s monkey, one common squirrel monkey, three cotton-top tamarins and three white-faced sakis, were found dead at the city’s Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) on Sunday, Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Harley will be a companion to Tonks, an 11-year-old female Geoffroy’s tamarin, the aquarium said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
Other conservation efforts have included protecting the rainforest habitats of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia through Proyecto Titi, repatriating white rhinos to Uganda, and reintroducing Puerto Rican crested toads back to the wild.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Tamarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamarin. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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