Finger Monkeys

[PrairieSpyder]

FINGER MONKEYS



I’ve never heard of finger monkeys before. We learn something new everyday……
aren’t they cute?
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They are native to rain-forests of Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , Ecuador and Colombia . (Source: Buzzle)

Finger monkeys are, as a matter of fact, pygmy marmosets.
They are also known by the names "pocket monkey" and "tiny lion".

This cute little primate hugs and grips onto your finger so tight that it pulls your heartstrings, and you wish you could take it home with you.
The finger monkey is the tiniest living primate in the world.


These primates belong to the family Callitrichidae, species Cebuella and genus C. pygmaea.

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[PrairieSpyder]

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[ARtraveler]

Cute! :yes:

[Chupaca]

had the regular marmoset when living in Lima and they are cute and do hang on to you..these are scary tiny and really hard to keep track of if they wander off...thinking back, being that close to the amazon I did have a strange array of creatures only seen around there while growing up...thanks for the thread..!! :thumbup:

[PrairieSpyder]

I'd be afraid of stepping on them!!

[Bob Denman]

Cute little cusses... :2thumbs:
Question: are they "Importable" as pets to this Country? :thumbup:
And How would you have to keep them?
In a cage; like you would a Hamster?

Okay...THREE questions! :D

[PrairieSpyder]

I guess they are available in the US, Bob. I did a google search and this was one of the first sites that come up.
http://www.themonkeywhisperer.com
But it looks like they're expensive. It says they live 20 years!! (At least you don't have to put them through college!)

[Bob Denman]

Cool! :thumbup:
This is gonna require some more investigation... :D
(Talk about the perfect Frunk Monkey!)