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Emperor Tamarin

Emperor Tamarin (scientific name: Saguinus imperator) is a kind of tamarin. The coat color is gray or dark brown, but both males and females have characteristic long white whiskers on their mouths.

The beard looks like the former German Emperor Wilhelm II, but the beard has a length of nearly 10 cm, which exceeds the shoulder width when seen from the front.

The tail is also longer than the length of the body, and all of them are claws except that the big toe has flat claws.

Usually, they live in a group of about 2 to 8 animals, but when there are many, a group of about 15 animals can be seen.

Active in the daytime and living mostly on the tree, you can also use the sharp claws to move the tree vertically.

Classification

English name	Emperor Tamarin
Scientific name	Saguinus imperator Goeldi, 1907
World	The animal kingdom Animalia
Gate	Chordates Chordata
Amon	Vertebrates Amon Vertebrates
Rope	Mammalia Mammal
Eye	Primate Primates
Family	Capuchin Cabidae
Subfamily	Marmoset subfamily Callitrichinae
Genus	Tamarin Saguinus
Seed	Emperor Tamarin S. imperator

Distribution

Tropical forests and secondary forests in southeastern Peru, southwestern Bolivia and southwestern Brazil.

Conservation status

At the moment there is no danger of extinction, but there is concern that it will decrease because the distribution area is small.

Ecology

Body length is about 23-26 cm and tail length is about 35-42 cm. The weight is about 400-500 grams.

Food includes fruits, sap, and insects, but sometimes eats eggs of birds.

The range of action is thought to be 0.3 to 0.4 square kilometers, and when the range of action overlaps with other tamarins, it is claimed by crying.

Reproduction

Monogamy is normal, but dominant females can also be crossed with multiple males.

The gestation period is about 140 to 150 days, and the baby is born mainly in the rainy season when there is much food. 1-2 babies, rarely 3 babies.

Ecology of childhood

The baby weighs about 35 grams and is breast-fed for 2-3 months. Acting on the parents' backs for 6 to 7 weeks after birth. Both males and females mature within 16 to 20 months.

Life span

Natural enemies are large snakes and birds of prey. The life span is about 10 years, but there are also cases where they live for 17 to 20 years under captivity.

Subspecies

In addition, the following two subspecies have been confirmed for Emperor Tamarin.

• Black-chinned emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator imperator)

The coat color is dark brown throughout, with chest and abdomen appearing to be a mixture of orange and white fur.

• Bearded emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator subgrisescens)

The whole is gray or dark gray, the tail is orange, and the chin has white hair. In addition, although it is said that there is no danger of extinction at the present time, due to the limited distribution area of ​​Emperor Tamarin, there is concern that the habitat will be reduced due to development.

Although the genus Tamarin including the emperor tamarin is classified into the capuchin family, it was previously treated as an independent lemur family (marmoset family) along with acatamarin.

Even now, there is much support for it, and it is sometimes classified as a lemur family.