The pygmy marmoset, a diminutive primate native to South America, is the smallest monkey in the world. The animal weighs just ...

but understanding the nuances of monkey conversation has proved difficult. A new study reveals that marmoset monkeys are skilled at the art of eavesdropping on conversations between other monkeys ...

The world’s smallest monkey is called the pygmy marmoset, and it is, predictably, very tiny, just a little scoop of fur. It likes to eat the sticky resin found in tree bark, known as gum ...

Scientists studying the behaviour of marmoset monkeys believe the creatures are able to call one another by name. The monkeys were found to use calls - known as “phee calls” - which were ...

The common marmoset may be small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, but the diminutive stature of these monkeys belies their enormous significance in unraveling the intricate mysteries of human ...

Marmosets and tamarins are small (250-500 g) South American monkeys of the family Callitrichidae. They are forest living species with squirrel-like locomotion and, unlike typical monkeys, most of the ...

What made marmosets an ideal choice for your research? I’ve worked with baboons, capuchins, and rhesus monkeys, but to study aging, I switched to marmosets. Marmosets have the shortest lifespan of all ...