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Notes on the Ecology and Behavior of the Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) in Amazonian Colombia
Pages 79-84

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From page 79...
... . I was able to observe several groups of pygmy marmosets in and around the localities called El Pepino and Rumiyaco, between the towns of Mocoa and Puerto Asis in the Putumayo region of Colombia, during four field trips (September 17-24, 1968; July 4-11, 1969; February 19-23, 1970; August 12-14, 1970)
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From page 80...
... These home ranges may be territories defended against intruders, but the usual arrangement of hedges and patches is so dispersed that face-to-face encounters between groups must be infrequent. FEEDING HOLES The El Pepino and Rumiyaco marmosets eat a variety of fruits, buds, and insects.
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From page 81...
... The local people of El Pepino and Rumiyaco believe that the marmosets cut the feeding holes themselves. Hernandez-Camacho has observed some gnawing by marmosets.
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From page 82...
... The repertory of Cebuella displays, as shown by captive adult and juvenile individuals studied in the laboratory of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, on Barro Colorado Island, is a modified version of the basic "language" of all New World primates (Moynihan.
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From page 83...
... SUMMARY Cebuella pygmaea is the smallest and one of the most specialized of New World primates. Individuals of the species were observed near El Pepino and Rumiyaco in the Putumayo region of Colombia.
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From page 84...
... 1967. Vertical clinging and leaping -- a newly recognized category of locomotor behaviour of primates.
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