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Marmoset Quiz

The world's smallest monkey weighs about as much as a stick of butter. How much do you know about pygmy and common marmosets?

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  1. About how much does an adult pygmy marmoset weigh?

    That is about the weight of a stick of butter.

  2. Where do common marmosets live?

    Pygmy marmosets live in the western Amazon rainforest.

  3. Which feature marks a common marmoset?

    Its long tail has dark and pale bands.

  4. How far can a pygmy marmoset leap between branches?

    That is more than 30 times its own body length.

  5. What do marmosets mainly eat?

    They gnaw holes in bark and come back to lick up the sap.

  6. What is unusual about marmoset births?

    A baby can even carry cells from its twin.

  7. Who carries common marmoset babies, starting the day after birth?

    Older siblings help too.

  8. Which human virus can kill a marmoset?

    That is one reason marmosets make poor pets.

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