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The Pygmy Marmoset
They spend their time literally hanging out in the rainforest canopies of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Their small size means they can reach heights other animals can’t, so they get the pick of the food (they only weigh about 4 or 5 ounces, and they use their curly tail to balance on branches in comfort while gorging on dinner). We also might mention that it's the father, not the mother, that carries little marmosets around piggyback style until they’re old enough to get their own food.
Slender Loris:
Aye-Aye
This ruffled-looking stranger is really not that dangerous, pretty harmless indeed - and one of the most endangered... Aye-Aye is a large nocturnal primate from the Strepsirrhini family (the ones that have "wet noses").
Aye-ayes can be found only on the island of Madagascar. These rare animals may not look like primates at first glance, but they are related to chimpanzees, apes, and humans." They tap on trees with their long middle fingers and listen for the insects and bugs that might inhabit its depths.
Many natives of Madagascar consider this animal an omen of ill luck. "To the Malagasy people, the Aye-aye is magical, and is believed to bring death to the village it appears in. The Sakalava believe that the aye-aye enters houses during the night through thatched roofs and murders the sleeping human occupants. It supposedly uses its elongated finger to cut the aortic vein of its victims".
All these beliefs lead to the fact that the poor primates are killed on sight... Looks like it's humans who bring deadly luck to this animal, not the other way around.
Cotton-Top Tamarin
The Pygmy Marmoset
They spend their time literally hanging out in the rainforest canopies of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Their small size means they can reach heights other animals can’t, so they get the pick of the food (they only weigh about 4 or 5 ounces, and they use their curly tail to balance on branches in comfort while gorging on dinner). We also might mention that it's the father, not the mother, that carries little marmosets around piggyback style until they’re old enough to get their own food.
Slender Loris:
Aye-Aye
This ruffled-looking stranger is really not that dangerous, pretty harmless indeed - and one of the most endangered... Aye-Aye is a large nocturnal primate from the Strepsirrhini family (the ones that have "wet noses").
Aye-ayes can be found only on the island of Madagascar. These rare animals may not look like primates at first glance, but they are related to chimpanzees, apes, and humans." They tap on trees with their long middle fingers and listen for the insects and bugs that might inhabit its depths.
Many natives of Madagascar consider this animal an omen of ill luck. "To the Malagasy people, the Aye-aye is magical, and is believed to bring death to the village it appears in. The Sakalava believe that the aye-aye enters houses during the night through thatched roofs and murders the sleeping human occupants. It supposedly uses its elongated finger to cut the aortic vein of its victims".
All these beliefs lead to the fact that the poor primates are killed on sight... Looks like it's humans who bring deadly luck to this animal, not the other way around.
Cotton-Top Tamarin
