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Who keeps tamarins privately? and what species?
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Old 23-03-2009, 01:26 PM
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a freind of mine keeps tamarins and breeds them, i think they are 'tufted' marmosets? something like that. they are very naughty!
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a freind of mine keeps tamarins and breeds them, i think they are 'tufted' marmosets? something like that. they are very naughty!
If they are tufted marmosets then they are not Tamarins, different Genus.
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If they are tufted marmosets then they are not Tamarins, different Genus.
was just about to say that, the tamarin and marmosets are two seperate 'types/breeds' of primate.
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The place I volunteer we have White-lipped Tamarins, I am told they used to be very friendly and would sit on your shoulder while in their enclosure. But recently have learned food aggression and have to be locked outside anytime we need to go in there to feed them or clean them out.
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where did you volunteer? and yes marmosets are very different to tamarins
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Old 23-03-2009, 07:14 PM
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I volunteer at my local animal centre although it is registered with the British and Irish Society of Zoos so techically its a small zoo in West London.
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cool, do they have anything else exciting?
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Old 23-03-2009, 07:50 PM
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yea we have lots of stuff

Marmosets
Capuchins
Prevost squirrels
Dwarf Mongoose
Mara
Rhea
Pygmy Goats
Royals
Corn snake
Bearded Dragons
Leopard Geckos
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and a wide range of exotic birds
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Old 24-03-2009, 01:24 AM
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If they are tufted marmosets then they are not Tamarins, different Genus.
i meant tamarins, sorry, went to marwell zoo the other day and had marmosets on the brain! i always say the wrong monkey!
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