Amusing Marmosets
If you are going to travel on the northeast coast of Brazil there is a big possibility that you'll come across common marmosets. This highly active cute little creatures, relative to other monkeys, usually live in the top of the forest trees in family groups of 3 to 8, sometimes even larger. They are easily identified by the two white tufts of hair at the sides of the head, and the white mark on the forehead. The long tail has grey-white rings. Their size ranges from 14 to 18 cm and they feed on fruit, insects, bird's eggs as well as tree gums and saps. Marmosets in Imbassaí became domesticated. It's not unusual to see them in the properties of pousadas. They run swiftly along the branches of trees and are also excellent jumpers. When I had my first breakfast in the garden of pousada I was surprised at how many they were and how close they came. I quickly got used to it and found them...
