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What (who) is pygmy marmoset - definition

GENUS OF MAMMALS
Callithrix pygmaea; Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea; Cebuella; Finger monkey; Pygmy Marmoset; Finger monkeys; Pygmy Marmosets; Pygmy marmosets
  • The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey.
  • Skull of a pygmy marmoset
  • Pygmy marmosets live in groups of two to nine individuals.
  • Groups use [[contact calls]] to stay together when foraging, feeding, and travelling.
  • Specialised claws allow the pygmy marmoset to cling to trees while feeding.
  • Pygmy marmosets at the [[Rostock Zoo]]

Polihierax         
  •  African Pygmy Falcon Female at [[Buffalo Springs National Reserve]], [[Kenya]]
  • A pair at [[Serengeti National Park]], Tanzania. Male on left and female (brown back) on the right.
SPECIES OF BIRD
Polihierax semitorquatus; Polihierax; African Pygmy Falcon; African Pygmy-falcon; Pygmy Falcon; African pygmy falcon; African pygmy-falcon
The pygmy falcons, Polihierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. The genus contains the following species:
Pygmy Island         
1950 FILM BY WILLIAM A. BERKE
Jungle Jim in Pygmy Island
Pygmy Island is a 1950 Jungle Jim film starring Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. It was movie number five in the series.
marmoset         
NEW WORLD MONKEY SPECIES GROUP
Marmosets; Mico (subgenus); Wistiti; Marmaset; Marmoset monkey; Marmoset monkeys; Sagoin
['m?:m?z?t]
¦ noun a small tropical American monkey with a silky coat and a long tail. [Genera Callithrix and Cebuella: four species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. marmouset 'grotesque image', of unknown ultimate origin.

Wikipedia

Pygmy marmoset

Pygmy marmosets are two species of small New World monkeys in the genus Cebuella. They are native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. These primates are notable for being the smallest monkeys in the world, at just over 100 g (3.5 oz). They are generally found in evergreen and river-edge forests and are gum-feeding specialists, or gummivores.

About 83% of the pygmy marmoset population lives in stable troops of two to nine individuals, including a dominant male, a breeding female, and up to four successive litters of offspring. The modal size of a standard stable troop would be six individuals. Although most groups consist of family members, some may also include one or two additional adult members. Members of the group communicate using a complex system including vocal, chemical, and visual signals. Three main calling signals depend on the distance the call needs to travel. These monkeys may also make visual displays when threatened or to show dominance. Chemical signaling using secretions from glands on the chest and genital area allow the female to indicate to the male when she is able to reproduce. The female gives birth to twins twice a year and the parental care is shared between the group.

The pygmy marmoset has been viewed as somewhat different from typical marmosets, most of which are classified in the genera Callithrix (where they were placed in a subgenus) and Mico, and thus is accorded its own genus, Cebuella, within the family Callitrichidae. Their biggest threats are habitat loss and the pet trade.

Examples of use of pygmy marmoset
1. The focus is on research and education, and when you hold a pygmy marmoset monkey in your hand you‘ll know in an instant what environmental responsibility is all about.
2. In the quarter for small monkeys which makes the visitors feel as if they were in forests of coconut, larch and oak trees, they can see scores of monkeys including Common Marmoset, Pygmy Marmoset and Squirrel Monkey.
3. The Pygmy Marmoset, the world‘s smallest monkey which all grown up reaches just 35cm and weighs barely 100 grams, is quite rare, but this albino pair is particularly unusual.