When fully grown, the average pygmy marmoset measures around 4-6" long (though their tail can add up to another nine inches) and weighs about 3-5 oz.—or, to quote the San Diego Zoo, about as ...

Watch the pygmy marmoset get brushed with a toothbrush. By Blaire bercy. November 22, 2014. By Blaire bercy. November 22, 2014. This video will exceed your expectations of cuteness!

Capuchins, which have hands similar to ours, are deceived by a sleight-of-hand trick. But marmosets, which lack opposable thumbs, aren’t fooled.

However, marmosets have five equidistant digits, and were rarely fooled by the magician. ... Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs Date: April 4, 2023 ...

A pygmy marmoset swings on a berry-laden branch. The tiny monkeys mostly subsist on gum and sap, but they supplement their diet with fruit and insects.

Capture by hand and by net are two common methods for retrieval and handling of marmosets and other small NHPs for routine physical examinations or transport between cages.