Pygmy Marmoset Monkey

The Pygmy monkey is the smallest monkey in the world.

A fully grown

adult weighs

less than a

stick of butter.

Its tail is longer than its hole body

The Pygmy

monkey can

rotate it's head

180 degrees.

The parents

stay together for life,

never leaving each

other if possible.

They can leap 15 feet into the air.

They have a 12

year lifespan.

They travel in

groups of 9, called

a Troop.

They are found in

the rainforests of

Brazil, Peru, Columbia

and Ecudor.