Sentences with word «tamarin»

A tantalizing solution was to take advantage of the 100 or more captive black lion tamarins in zoos and primate centers.

In her book, Parenting for Primates, she offers parents valuable knowledge gleaned from the four months she spent in the Peruvian rain forest observing primates as well as the 30 years that she managed a colony of tamarin monkeys in her own home.

Tamarin animal mothers without a mate often rely on other adult males as well as female relatives for assistance.

The number of black lion tamarins in the wild had fallen to fewer than 1,000, with most isolated fragments hosting well under 100 monkeys.

As tamarin numbers dwindled, the population had lost the genetic diversity that holds the key to resilience to various threats, like being able to withstand droughts or infectious diseases.

One study led by Janet Buckner, a graduate student in Alfaro's laboratory, solves a long - standing mystery in the evolution of small - bodied tamarin monkeys, which spread throughout the Western Amazon basin in an area larger than California and Texas combined.

Leave it to the Brazilians to provide a solution at once creative and romantic: Padua and Martins captured two wild young female adults from Morro do Diabo State Park, which with over 800 animals has the largest tamarin population, and introduced them to three captive - born adult males brought from the Jersey Zoo in England and the primate center in Rio de Janeiro.

The scientists are calling the small - bodied tamarins Leontocebus and reporting that they are a rather diverse group, with significant color variations ranging from white to brown.

Previous research with tamarin monkeys (see image) suggested that the creatures seem to comprehend simple rules analogous to those that determine what types of word pairs belong together.

For a paper in Cognition in 2002, the investigators noted that published results involving cotton - top tamarins did not match the videotape containing the raw data.

Alfaro said that today's small tamarins have acquired unique features as a result of 9 million years of unique evolutionary history.

An exclusive haven of solitude and luxury, this unforgettable resort is spread over 27 scenic acres, overlooking the serene, blue waters of Tamarin Bay.

Here you can see several different monkeys, like different tamarins and marmosets, including the smallest monkey in the New World, the pygmy marmosets; as well as capuchins, night monkey and howler monkeys.

As is the case for so many threatened species, the breakup of their habitat sounded the death knell for tamarins, depriving them of the continuity of forest they require to remain abundant and safe from potential threats in any single vicinity.

A type of cat called a margay, native to the Amazon, mimics the calls of pied tamarins, to lure the unsuspecting monkey prey, while a bird known as the fork - tailed drongo can imitate the alarm calls of as many as 45 other bird species, according to a study published in May 2014 in the journal Science.

Moustached tamarins (Saguinus mystax) contribute crucially to the seed dispersal of the neotropical tree Parkia panurensis.

Rare species, such as the Near Threatened Jaguar, Margay, Short - eared Dog, and Golden - mantled Tamarin, are also susceptible to the effects of oil - industry - related deforestation and fragmentation [132], [133], [182], [183].

At the edge of the Tambopata National Reserve, the Refugio Amazonas Lodge provides expert guides to explore the rainforest to find several different monkeys, including tamarins, squirrel monkeys, capuchins, howler monkeys, titi monkeys, parrots at the clay lick, tanagers, capybaras, and caiman crocodiles.

Marmoset and tamarin fathers carry their young on their backs and share food.

In tamarin primate families, the males care for the babies from an early age, providing as much, and sometimes more, care than the females.

Perhaps some ancient history, in the form of successful parenting tips provided by our distant tamarin cousins, may be worth repeating to create a better future for our own children.

«Troops also recovered two motorcycles, bags of grains and tamarin from the insurgents,» the statement said.

Since that time, the Brazilian team of Claudio Padua and Cristiana Martins of the Institute for Ecological Research has been engineering tamarin migration and mating, doing everything they can to bring back to health one of the world's most distinctive primates.

The black lion tamarin recovery team had learned that the animals could adjust to the new forest, even if the insects there tasted a little different or the trees were a slightly different size.

«The hottest, wettest air is circulating up the eastern flank of the storm — to the northern side — and releasing energy there,» says Tamarin.

Dr. Talia Tamarin in Kaspi's group solved this fundamental question in her doctoral research.

From the adorably mustachioed emperor tamarin (# 11, above) to the demonically bald uakari (# 1), the faces of South America's primates come in all shapes and colors.

The team undertook a formal security analysis using a symbolic protocol verification tool, the «Tamarin prover», which runs millions of possible attack situations, verifying DECIM's capabilities.

Like marmosets, tamarins also fare well on more specific tests of altruism (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, vol 277, p 3845).

Adult tamarins, for instance, will at first bring infants dead insects to eat, but once the youngsters are old enough, they present live prey.

A wintery Australian photo journey through the Australian bushlands, shot by photographer Tamarin Faller and featuring blogger Elle Croft

Spot sloths and monkeys, including colored saddleback tamarins, noisy howlers, and shaggy - tailed monk saki monkeys.

An international economic hotel in the heart of Jakarta, Ibis Jakarta Tamarin is ideal for business trip to Sudirman - Thamrin CBD and city breaks exper...

Situated on a beautifully landscaped wooded hillside, Durrell Wildlife Camp enjoys views across the famous Jersey Zoo, especially the Orangutan Island, Lemur Lake and Tamarin Woods exhibits, but enjoys privacy and tranquillity that is unsurpassed.

From the lodge, enjoy guided walks on the Refugio's different trails to find fascinating Amazon Rainforest wildlife, such as several different monkeys, including saddle backed tamarins, squirrel monkeys, brown capuchin monkeys, red howler monkeys, and dusky titi monkeys.

Next door, in the stationery shop, a set of «green postcards», including snaps of endangered species such as the golden lion tamarin, did poor business.

The Rio Branco, meanwhile, served as a stopping point for six different kinds of monkeys, limiting the distribution of uakari monkeys, titi monkeys and gracile capuchin monkeys to the west, and saki monkeys, large tamarins and robust capuchins to the east — and confirming Wallace's hypothesis.

He has spent 15 months trying to answer it, including testing a barrel of cotton - top tamarins and common marmosets to see whether they prefer a soothing Russian lullaby or snippets of a German electronic techno track called Nobody Gets Out Alive.

For the more adventurous, dolphin excursions are offered on the island's west coast at Le Morne and Tamarin Bay where you can enjoy the once in a lifetime opportunity of swimming with dolphins!

See large howler monkeys, curious squirrel monkeys, capuchins, titi monkeys, small pygmy marmosets, and different tamarins.

During behavioral observations, researchers recorded the food intake of tamarins as well as the location of the Parkia trees that they visited.

Up to 10 % of birds are cooperative breeders, as are meerkats and New World monkeys such as tamarins and marmosets.

Despite the grumpy expression, pied tamarins are curious and sociable.

Urban living means plentiful fruit trees and many sugary snacks for Colombia's tamarin monkeys — but they pay the price for this unhealthy diet

Wisk together the tamarin, rice vinegar, maple syrup, and garlic in a shallow baking dish.

I came up with the recipe in an effort to make good use of the Tamarin speculoos spread I recently received and some left - over almond flour I ground after making frangipane apple tartlets.

Complex flavors used in salad dressings have fanned out to showcase spicy ingredients like sriracha and habanero, as well as nuanced combinations such as tomato with kalamata and tamarin with dulse seaweed.