The effect of the captive environment on activity of captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).

Activity Profiles and Hormone Metabolites in a Captive Group of Eight Cotton - Top Tamarins , Saguinus oedipus

Captive-born cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) respond similarly to vocalizations of predators and sympatric nonpredators.

What types of cues do callitrichid primates use to detect and respond to predators? Do they respond to predator-specific cues or to more general cues? The evidence for these questions remains conflicting. We presented captive-born and reared cotton-top tamarins with no previous exposure to predators (or predator cues) with vocalizations from three potential predators of cotton-top tamarin in th...

Food-sharing in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).

Food-sharing behaviour was observed in 9 captive families of cotton-top tamarins (range 4-14 individuals per group), during meals of fresh fruit. Food was transferred to infants by their parents and older sibs in response to begging, and was also offered to them without prior solicitation. Older, mature, reproductively suppressed individuals shared more than young immature monkeys. Infants in l...

Social Structure of Alouatta Guariba Clamitans: a Group with a Dominant Female

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A two-choice preference assessment with five cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).

A study selected 5 cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) located at the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville, Texas, for a food preference assessment. The study used a paired-choice procedure across 7 different food items for all 5 tamarins. Preferences for the food items across all the tamarins varied, although general trends were noted as well. This article discusses the benefits of using paired-ch...