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Wooohooo!! Another week of Wild Facts.\u00a0 I know all of you wish that the weekend would just hurry up and get out of the way so you can start reading these interesting animal facts again.\u00a0 Pesky weekends! Today we are going to look at the Cotton-Top Tamarin and they personally remind of a Gremlin. Does anyone else see this resemblance?\u00a0You may remember we discussed a similar animal called the Emperor Tamarin<\/a>, the one with the big mustache. Like their cousin the Cotton-Top Tamarin is also a small monkey found in the beautiful forests of South America.<\/p>\n

The Cotton-Top is only about 18-30 cm (7-12″) long and is different than most monkey’s since they don’t have an opposable thumb or a prehensile tail. Don’t worry since this doesn’t make them any less of a monkey although I am sure they get teased by all of the other monkey’s during recess. This particular tamarin species has claws on all of their fingers and toes except for the big toe, which has the customary flat nail.\u00a0 I would guess that the claws help this little monkey hang out in the trees with the rest of their friends.<\/p>\n

If you want to get a glimpse of these little guys then you are in luck since they are diurnal animals which simply means they are most active during the day.\u00a0 It is in the bright daylight hours that they will be on the hunt for both plants and animals to consume.\u00a0 Among their favourites are fruit, insects and lush green plants.\u00a0 They will also throw in the odd rodent or the eggs of an unsuspecting reptile, and to conquer that sweet tooth they will feast on tree sap.\u00a0 Once the sun sets the Cotton-Top Tamarin will retreat to the tree tops for some much needed rest.<\/p>\n

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