Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting November 2022
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Pygmy marmosets will ___________ a little hole in the bark of
a __________ with their sharp lower teeth. They __________
up the sap that ____________ up. One marmoset can make up
to 1,300 holes in a tree! Bark grows over the hole and a small
__________ develops on the tree.
Replace the missing words.
Pygmy marmosets weigh
about the same as:
1.
two chicken eggs.
18 + 4 =
t lives high in the branches of trees in the rainforests of South
America. The pygmy marmoset is very hard to see, both
because of its size and because of its coloring. Its fur is darker
on the top and lighter on the lower parts of its body. If a bird
of prey is looking from above, its dark fur
blends with the shadows. A predator
hunting from below would look up and
see a golden glow of sunlight, that is
really pygmy marmoset fur!
If you search for pictures of a
pygmy marmoset, you will see
a lot of pictures of this tiny
fellow hanging on to a person's
finger! This has led it to be
nicknamed the finger monkey.
Its body is about 6 inches (15cm) long
and its tail adds another 7 to 8 inches
(20cm) to its length. It weighs about
3.5 ounces (100g).
Pygmy marmosets live in family
groups, called troops. These usually
have about five members, but some
have as many as nine. Living in a
troop means there are more eyes to
spot predators, and everyone helps
take care of the little ones. For added
safety, the troop spends the night
among thick vines or in a tree hole.
Add up the numbers under each
item. If the sum is an even number, that's true.
If it's an odd number, that's false.
Pygmy marmosets are
about the same length as:
2.
a dollar bill.
14 + 10 =
I can turn my head
180° to watch for
predators behind me!
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