Marmosets, are very small, but very cute monkeys. They're only around 22cm long, there's about 22 subspecies of them.
Compared to other monkeys, they show some very different features, they have claws rather than fingernails and strong hairs on their wrists. Unlike us, they don't have any wisdom teeth.
Their body temperature is unbelievably variable, changing by up to 4 °C in a day. Marmosets are native to South America and have been found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru although they've been spotted in Central America and Mexico. Unfortunately, they have also been raised as pets.
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