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SMALLEST NEW WORLD MONKEY
New World monkeys are limited to tropical forest environments of southern Mexico, Central, and South America. The Pygmy Marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. The adults weigh around 80 grams. The average length is around 5 and a half inches with an 8 inch tail. This monkey has claws, not nails.Very fast runner and moves either very fast or in small dashes. The pygmy marmoset is also very playful.

The female can give birth to two babies at the same time. The father carries the babies around on his back. The mother nurses them by catching small insects.The Pygmy Marmoset has very good eyesight. They also make very loud chirping sounds like birds.

They are found in groups of 5 to 10 marmosets in one group. The Pygmy Marmoset lives its entire life in the canopy layer.

SMALLEST OLD WORLD MONKEY
In many respects, the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is different from other animals. Considered as the world's smallest primate, it measures only about twelve centimeters in length. Its two big eyes cannot move and do not have a tapetum - the upper protective tissue. Because of this, the Philippine tarsier has learned to turn its head 180 degrees. It has also two grooming claws on each foot and an almost bald tail extending about nine inches.

Found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol and Mindanao, the Philippine tarsier got its name from its elongated tarsus bone. An ordinary tarsier weighs between 117 and 134 grams. It is able to move between trees by leaping as far as three meters. It also has keen senses of hearing and sight.

Today, there are only about 1,000 tarsiers inhabiting the wilds of Corella town in Bohol province where the biggest concentration of these rare animals was once reported. Ensuring the continued existence of the Philippine tarsiers is the Philippine Tarsier Foundation Inc.

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