Emperor Tamarin

Here is a emperor tamarin. It weighs 10 1/2 to 14 oz. It's lengh is 24 to 26, plus an additional 35 to 42 on the tail. The emperor tamarin lives in the rainforests of Brazil and Peru. Emperor tamarins live for 17 years. The Emperor tamarin eats nectar, sap, fungi, fruit, flowers, ants, snails, insect larvae, insects, frogs, butterflies, bird eggs, small vertebrates, katydids, locusts, beetles, spiders and lizards. Like poison frogs, Emperor tamarins carry babies on their backs. Babies and Dads and Mom are in a group. Mom will give birth, normally to twins. Once Mom does give birth, each and every member in the group will take care of the babies. A family member can hold one or both babies at a time, and can still move through the trees. Father will keep the babies on his back unless one needs to nurse with Mom. Sources Wikipedia BBC science and nature wildfacts Emperor Tamarin Emperor Tamarin Bing Ranger Rick Magazine