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Daddy of animal kingdom revealed
Topic Started: Jun 19 2006, 12:19 AM (66 Views)
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Daddy of animal kingdom revealed
Geoffroy marmosets are under threat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...don/5090428.stm

It was tough competition but the male marmoset has been named top of the "pops" in a Father's Day survey.
The tiny South American monkeys usually father twins or triplets and spend hours cleaning their babies and carrying them on their backs.

They are only returned to their mother for nursing and once they can eat solids, the father feeds them instead.

The poll among staff and volunteers at London Zoo and Whipsnade Park ranked marmosets ahead of seahorses and rheas.

The Zoological Society of London's curator of mammals, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, said: "Marmosets are amazing animals that tend to live in family groups.

"The males are heavily involved in the rearing of infants which makes them a worthy winner."

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Jezzie I've never heard o Geoffroy marmosets before. They look much bigger than the marmosets I've seen. What a good example they are!
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