Walt Disney World has announced the arrival of critically endangered cotton-top tamarin triplets to Animal Kingdom.
Walt Disney World has welcomed the birth of tiny, critically endangered cotton-top tamarin triplets!
These tiny babies have spent the last several days bonding with their parents and siblings. In fact, both mom and dad share infant care responsibilities, carrying their young on their backs until approximately 14 weeks of age.
Visit the new babies and the rest of the family at Discovery Island at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
It is normal for cotton-headed tamarins to give birth to twins every year in the wild but triplets are incredibly uncommon. It is thought there are currently fewer than 2,000 cotton-headed tamarins left in the world.
Named because of the distinctive tufts of cotton-like white hair on their heads, these animals are found only in north-western Columbia, cotton-headed tamarins live in forests where they are able to leap from tree trunk to tree trunk using their claw like nails to grip onto bark.
When resting or sleeping they coil their tails over one shoulder and along their back. They communicate with each other through contact calls and eat fruit, flowers, nectar and small prey such as frogs, snails and insects.
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