Dwarf toy: gentle and cute is the smallest monkey in the world

The smallest monkey in the world does not exceed the size of a regular squirrel. There are monkeys the size of ... with a mouse! Dwarf miniatures are common in the forest belts of South and Central America, from Panama to the south of Brazil. These funny monkeys are divided into two groups - marmosets and tamarins. Representatives of each of the groups differ in their color and "decorations" such as antennae, crochets or hares.

Marmosets

The majority of representatives of this group on the ears are white brushes with dark swirls and yellowish shoots. There are marmosets with completely bare pink ears, which become bright red during the excitation of monkeys.

Tamarins

A characteristic feature of these monkeys is the antennae. It can be like a light fluff above the upper lip, and almost a hussar mustache. The so-called imperial tamarin has a long and quite magnificent antennae . This dwarf monkey is named so in honor of the emperor of Austria - Franz Josef the First. About his magnificent mustache made legends. Also the heads of some tamarins can be decorated with interesting tufts.

Family and Children

The smallest monkey in the world is a family creature. Marmosets and tamarins, like gibbons, live in families. The female nurses offspring for almost five months, after which, as a rule, gives birth to twins. One of the young people is cared for by the male, carrying it around with him everywhere, handing over his mother only for feeding. It is interesting that the father always cares about the young male, and the female - about the young woman. Two months later, it becomes difficult for the father to independently bother with his offspring, then other members of the family start helping. By the age of six months, the baby becomes independent and does not need care. Like gibbons, grown-up monkeys are eventually driven out of the family to create a new, their own family.

Terrible, but so cute

With his congeners, the smallest monkey in the world communicates with the help of a characteristic whistle. Noticing a bird of prey in the sky , the toys give an alarm, sounding like a trill. If monkeys are in danger as an approaching enemy, they start to frighten him. Do gambling in a very nice way: the monkey begins to press his ears to the head, frowns (lowers the crooks) and raises his fur. All this makes it quite formidable and terrible, but only from the point of view of its brethren. In fact, so she looks even nicer.

Igrunka and man - what do they have in common?

It's amazing, but man and the smallest monkey in the world have much in common:

• The type of family game group is similar to the human type, because they have the same head of family as ours, the father;
• Dwarf and man have the same number of teeth - 32 teeth;
• We have the same number of chromosomes - 46.

Of course, this is just an amusing coincidence and nothing more! Looking at these lovely eyes, in a tiny and quick-witted face, you can not but express your sincere admiration for this funny monkey! The dwarf toy, like many other animals of the world (photo), are amazing creatures of mother nature, to which it is simply impossible not to experience warm feelings! Friends, love animals!