The pygmy marmoset is one of the world’s smallest monkey breeds. Grown ones weigh only 4 oz. to 5 oz. (110 g to 140 g) and grow to be a mere 6 in. (15 cm) long. They live in the Amazon rain forest, where they do charming things like leap between trees and eat insects and tree sap. Pygmy marmosets have sharp teeth and claws, but they are relatively docile and a favorite in the exotic-pet trade. Although anyone keeping an exotic animal as a pet is most likely a complete dick.
Check out how cute these guys are….
Ninita is the only known deaf pygmy marmoset, which are the smallest monkeys in the world and at birth are smaller than a human thumb. (Rare Species Conservatory Foundation
Image by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore
