Even at their largest, the teeny pygmy marmoset is roughly the same size as the average newborn puppy or kitten, and newborn pygmy marmosets are only about as large as a human thumb!

Baby marmosets begin practicing the face and mouth movements necessary to call their family for help before they are born, shows a new study.

Baby marmosets begin practising the face and mouth movements necessary to call their family for help before they are born, shows a study published in eLife.

A baby pygmy marmoset, under the care of an older member of its cooperative family group, perches on a bough in a gallery forest on the banks of the Aguarico River in eastern Ecuador. Neil Ever ...

Drusillas Park in Sussex has welcomed an utterly adorable new arrival - as the world's smallest monkey has given birth to a tiny tot. The baby pygmy marmoset - a species listed as vulnerable in ...

To do this, they studied 31 adult and 14 baby marmosets and observed more than 2500 trials in which food, a cricket, was shared or wasn't shared with the babies.

Drusillas Park in Sussex has reported the birth of a pygmy marmoset, one of the smallest monkey species globally. The newborn was found on August 5 with its mother, Rosie. This marks the first ...

A Sussex wildlife park has welcomed the birth of one of the world's smallest monkeys. The unnamed baby pygmy marmoset, a species listed as vulnerable in the wild, was discovered by keepers at ...

The pitter patter of baby feet has been heard at Dudley Zoo and Castle - and very small feet at that. The attraction has welcomed a baby pygmy marmoset to its newly-formed group of New World monkeys.

A Sussex wildlife park has welcomed the birth of one of the world's smallest monkeys. The unnamed baby pygmy marmoset, a species listed as vulnerable in the wild, was discovered by keepers at ...

Even at their largest, the teeny pygmy marmoset is roughly the same size as the average newborn puppy or kitten, and newborn pygmy marmosets are only about as large as a human thumb!