Monkey with a Mustache

Tamarins are primates found in Central and South America and the distinguishing characteristic of several species is their facial hair.  They live in the tropical rainforest and their diet consists of plants, fruit, insects, flowers, nectar and bird eggs.  Many species are found in the Amazon Basin and live in groups from 4 to 40 members.  They spend most of their time in the trees and are agile climbers.

Species include the brown-mantled tamarin...

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the golden-mantled tamarin...

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and the golden-handed (or red-handed) tamarin, also known as the Midas tamarin.

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Guess you can see how this guy got his name.  Interestingly enough, dad takes care of the kids except for the nursing duties.  These little guys can leap up to 60 feet through the trees.

There are two sub-species of moustached tamarins.

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While living in some protected areas, the pied tamarin is only found around one city in Brazil and is considered endangered.

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Look like anyone you know?

My favorites though are the cotton-top tamarin...

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which has quite an expressive communication system consisting of whistles, chirps, trills and calls, including a territorial song, and the emperor tamarin which has an even more impressive moustache than the moustached tamarin.

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All he needs is a monocle to complete the effect!

Click here, here and here for a couple of videos.