Geoffroy s Marmoset

Geoffroy s Marmoset : also known as the white-headed marmoset , also known as the tufted-ear marmoset, or Geoffrey s marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is known as the sagüi or sauim in Brazil. Geoffrey’s marmoset is an exceptionally distinctive monkey, most readily recognised for its conspicuous white cheeks, forehead and throat, which contrast starkly against its elongate black ear-tufts, tan to black face, and dark coat. The body is greyish-black mottled with yellow-orange on the upperparts, brown on the underparts, and the long black tail is lightly ringed . Like all marmosets, Geoffroy’s marmoset has incisor teeth that are specially adapted to carving out small holes in the trunks of trees, through which they drink the sap and gum that oozes out Video Produced by Paul Dinning - Wildlife in Cornwall