Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Cotton top monkeys one of the rarest species in the world.

The cotton top monkeys are small and weigh average about 500g.It is easily recognised by the long white hair growing from the forehead towards  the shoulders.
This species is a risk due to the large habitat destruction in Columbia. It is currently classified a critical endangered species and one of the rarest primates in the world with about 6000 individuals left in the world .My breading pair just had a baby so make it 6001.
I dont want to go into all the details about these monkeys and only want to make every one aware of how critical  and rare these monkeys are.
I bought a young pair a couple of years ago and they treated with great care.We recently had our first baby and what a live wire he is.Treat them with respect and care and maybe we can get the numbers up.

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