Bearded Emperor Tamarin - Five Sisters Zoo

Bearded Emperor Tamarins were named after a German Emperor because of the similarity in their long, curled moustache. The hairs on the moustache and beard are typically white, with darker brown, black and yellow fur covering the rest of the body. Females generally give birth to twins and males carry the young after birth, only passing to the mother for feeding.

Facts

Diet: Omnivore; Fruits, flowers, nuts and seeds but will also eat invertebrates, bird eggs and some types of funghi.

Weight: 350-450g

Length: 60-80cm including tail

Habitat: Peru, Brazil and Bolivia; primarily the Amazon Basin in lowland, mountain and seasonal flooded forest.

Life Span: 20 years in captivity, variable in the wild

Adapted to Survive

Females control reproduction in the group via pheromones; they live in groups with other small primates and share resources like food, while working together to spot predators and threats

Threats

Illegal wildlife trade; deforestation with habitat loss and fragmentation

IUCN Conservation Status

Least Concern

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