Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Smallest Monkey in the World

  Pygmy Marmosets are smallest monkey in world.  The small monkey is 13 inches from tail to head, and live in in large family groups.  Pygmy Marmosets live in south America along rivers in the Amazon.  Pygmy Marmosets eat spiders and fruit, but most of their diet consists of sap and gum from the trees where they gouge out the bark.  Pygmy Marmosets reach puberty at about 12 months and are fully grown at two years old.

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