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Red-handed tamarin

Saguinus midas

The red-handed tamarin is a small monkey with bright orange hands and feet. They love to live in trees and are very playful, often jumping around with their friends in the forest.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Red-handed tamarin has a striking black body with vibrant reddish-orange hands and feet, making them look like they're wearing bright gloves. Its face is dark and hairless. This small monkey's distinct coloration helps it stand out in the rainforest.

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Red-handed tamarin

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Dad and big siblings do most of the baby-carrying! Wow!

Red-handed tamarins love to lick sweet tree sap as a yummy snack! Wow!

Their amazing grip lets them quickly scamper up smooth tree trunks! Wow!

These tiny monkeys almost always have twins! Wow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Shared Baby Care

Red-handed tamarins have shared parenting that helps raise twins efficiently, with all group members helping out.

Fähigkeit

Agile Climber

Red-handed tamarins can quickly leap through trees because of their strong legs and claws, helping them escape predators.

Fähigkeit

Scent Messaging

Red-handed tamarins have special glands that help them mark territory, sending important messages to other tamarins.

Fähigkeit

Mixed-Species Foraging

Red-handed tamarins can forage with other monkey species, which helps them find food and spot predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
20-28 cm
Gewicht
0.4-0.55 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-18 Jahre
Top Speed
20 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-3
Tragzeit
140-145 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They enjoy a varied diet of juicy fruits, tasty insects, and even tree sap!

Hauptnahrung

  • Fruits
  • Insects
  • Nectar
  • Tree sap
  • Small lizards
  • Bird eggs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Giant fig

Ficus insipida

for its sweet, juicy fruits.

eaten by

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

as a powerful raptor predator.

symbiotic with

White-faced saki

Pithecia pithecia

for joint foraging and predator watch.

eats

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

for protein-rich insect meals.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Golden-handed tamarin

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

These monkeys are wild animals, so it's best to watch them from a distance and not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Red-handed tamarin?

20-28 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red-handed tamarin?

0.4-0.55 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-handed tamarin?

10-18 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Red-handed tamarin?

20 km/h

Was frisst Red-handed tamarin?

They enjoy a varied diet of juicy fruits, tasty insects, and even tree sap!

Wo findet man Red-handed tamarin normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Red-handed tamarin?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Red-handed tamarin?

1-3

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