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"COTTON TOP TAMARIN".


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Copyright: Aires Mario da Cruz (oscarromulus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1144 W: 189 N: 2131] (5682)
Género: Animals
Medio: Color
Tomada el: 2007-08-30
Categorías: Mammals
Cámara: Sony DSC H9
Exposición: f/3.5, 1/50 segundos
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
Fecha enviada: 2008-11-19 8:04
Vista: 983
Puntos: 16
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"COTTON TOP TAMARIN".

[Was going to entitle this one "SELF PORTRAIT" because this is what I look like when I'm happy. So, now you can imagine my state when I'm annoyed or sad.]

The Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), also known as the Pinché Tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1lb (0.5 kg). .... It is found in tropical forest edges and secondary forests where it is arboreal and diurnal.

Its lower canine teeth are longer than its incisors, so it seems as if it has small tusks. It is about the size of a squirrel and weighs 10-18 ounces. The males are only slightly larger than females. Tamarins are among the smallest of the primates. Head body length of this species is 17 cm and tail length is 25 cm. Forelimbs are shorter than the hind limbs. The thumb is not opposable and the tail is not prehensile. All the finger and toe nails are like claws except for the big toe which has a flat nail.The Cottontop Tamarin is most active between sunrise and sunset , it spends a large portion of its activity time foraging for animal prey, searching through leaves and along branches, and peering and reaching into holes and crevices in branches and tree trunks. It sleeps in broad tree forks or cavities When alarmed or excited, Cottontop Tamarins raise the hair on the crown of their head and stand up tall to make themselves look bigger.Tamarins reproduce year round with a gestation of 183 days. Both parents care for the young.Its diet largely consists of insects, ripe fruit, seeds, nectar, and gum from trees that has oozed out. Other foods include some tender vegetation, spiders, small vertebrates, and bird's eggs. Mice, frogs, birds and lizards are skillfully killed by a quick head bite, a learned behavior.

Up to the 1980s, the Cottontop Tamarin was thought to occur from Costa Rica south to northern Colombia. By 1992 it could be found only in northern Colombia. Significant exports for biomedical research contributed to the Cottontop Tamarin's decline in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Currently, deforestation is the greatest threat.In other words we "MAN" are killing them off.

Here is an image done by Raimond Spekking at the Duisburg Zoo in Germany.

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so cute it is Mario..I had not realized you were back imaging...I'll drop you a line...Very neat...a tad oof but doens't make any difference..Its Albertas traveling Mario show!
Bob

now isn´t he cute! :-) looks like he needs a haircut - just like me. nice pose, wonderful details, focus is just a little soft.
hope everything is fine & best wishes, thor.

Your pictures always attract me both for your clicking and notes.

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1129 W: 32 N: 1134] (3500)
  • [2008-12-07 12:50]

Hi Mario,
Very nice capture of this cute monkey.I liked POV,exposure and expression on face a lot.
Thanks for posting.

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2009-01-22 14:28]

Hello Mario !
First, thank you for your WS on my Coypu picture, I really appreciate it. Then I like this shot of a cute Tamarin - it may be a bit soft, but the pose and the look of the Tamarin are worth a million, he's lovely and funny. Great capture ! Very well done !
Valerie.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3581 W: 143 N: 5669] (18529)
  • [2009-02-03 10:43]

Hi, my dear friend, Mario.
Many thanks for your sweet comments. I am happy to be here with you.
I have missed this charming picture of a very cute creature. You have reflected it perfectly and managed to show its beauty amazingly. I can feel the hair of the animal as in a real life. Exposure of the image is spot on too. Bravo. Perfect, tender picture. My kind regards.
Alexei from warm and not winter Odessa.

Hello Mario !

Very interesting picture. This is first time that I have paid attention to this interesting monkey . Thanks!
Cheers
mark

Hi Mario, This is a wonderful nature photo. Good clarity and expression on this Tamarin is priceless. Maybe the left side could be cropped a little to make the animal off-centre a little. TFS. Murray.

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