Cotton-Top-Tamarin - Saguinus oelipus
Endemic to the Colombian rain forest with a lifespan of up to around 14 years in the wild and around 24 years in captivity. During the late 1960's as many as 30.000 Cotton-Top-Tamarins were taken from the wild and exported to the US where they were used for biomedical research. With large habitat destruction the Cotton-Top-Tamarin is at risk with as little as 6000 individuals left in the wild.
Cotton-Top-Tamarin - Saguinus oelipus
Endemic to the Colombian rain forest with a lifespan of up to around 14 years in the wild and around 24 years in captivity. During the late 1960's as many as 30.000 Cotton-Top-Tamarins were taken from the wild and exported to the US where they were used for biomedical research. With large habitat destruction the Cotton-Top-Tamarin is at risk with as little as 6000 individuals left in the wild.