The 3-week-old monkey was found separated from its family ... It's not uncommon for cotton-top tamarins to die prematurely. Their infant mortality rate is high, with about 53% not surviving ...

A zoo has welcomed the birth of twins to a pair of critically endangered cotton-top tamarins. The babies, born on 3 April, are the third set of offspring for parents Gurt and Mico at Marwell Zoo near ...

One of two baby cotton-top tamarins born recently at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has died. The twin monkeys were born in February, almost exactly a year after mom, Kida, gave birth to another set ...

The species is considered critically endangered, with the IUCN crediting deforestation, pet trade and unsuitable habitats for its decline.