Sentences with phrase «tamarin primate»

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

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She became interested in primate parenting and realized that human mothers could benefit in many ways from her study of the tamarin animal mother.

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 oPrimates, 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 oprimates as well as the 30 years that she managed a colony of tamarin monkeys in her own home.

«The tamarin work didn't pan out, but there are now several studies that show evidence of theory of mind in primates, including work by Brian Hare, Josep Call, Mike Tomasello, Felix Warneken, Laurie Santos, Justin Wood, and myself on chimps, rhesus monkeys and tamarins.

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

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 found that the ancestors of simian primates — such as gorillas, gibbons and tamarins — were among the first to give up nocturnal activity altogether.

In its 10 years, the centre (known as the Primatology Centre of Rio de Janeiro) has pioneered captive breeding programmes of several species of endangered primate including the Wied's marmoset, the buffy - tufted - ear marmoset, the yellow breasted capuchin and the famous golden lion tamarin.

The ancestors of simian primates — such as gorillas, gibbons and tamarins — were among the first to give up nocturnal activity altogether.

Fruit - eating primates such as tamarins are therefore invaluable to the natural regeneration and diversity of ecosystems in which they live.

The food treats included items that the primates particularly like: dead crickets for the marmosets and tamarins, crackers for the macaques, and Smarties candies for the human children.

Research interests: Neotropical primate conservation (Ateles hybridus and Saguinus leucopus); taxonomy and systematics (using genetics and morphology), especially of spider monkeys, tamarins and owl monkeys.

Primates that we commonly see include lemurs, marmosets, tamarins and capuchins.

The ARC, as it is affectionately known, has a 1000 acre primate research grid where you can find several different Amazon monkeys, such as capuchins, tamarins, howler monkeys, sakis, squirrel monkeys and possibly uakaris.

The Tahuayo Lodge Amazon Research Center has a 1,000 - acre primate research grid to see many different species, including the tamarins, marmosets, squirrel monkeys, capuchins, howler monkeys, titi monkeys, and the sakis.

In the trees, you can also spot the different primates, including capuchins, tamarins, marmosets, sakis, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, and squirrel monkeys.

The reserve has a very high abundance of primates, including saki monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchins, titi monkeys, pygmy marmosets, tamarins, and squirrel monkeys.

In addition to these iconic Amazon animals, you will explore the surrounding rainforest on many different trails to spot colorful birds and several different primates, including howler monkeys, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, tamarins, marmosets, and titi monkeys.