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Pygmy marmoset sap tree, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I&#039;ve included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn&#039;t actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
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I&#039;m unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html" title="Pygmy marmoset, Putumayo, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/74101_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=PLwAn9UZU0H0dsyFUXYqqCq%2FDmw%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Pygmy marmoset, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I&#039;ve included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn&#039;t actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I&#039;m unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74102/pygmy_marmoset_sap_tree_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74103/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_1_putumayo_colombia.html" title="Pygmy marmoset - closeup 1, Putumayo, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/74103_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=S3ej0veOQKgMhX0Tshd0FNsnNmY%3D" width="200" height="188" alt="Pygmy marmoset - closeup 1, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I&#039;ve included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn&#039;t actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I&#039;m unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74105/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_2_putumayo_colombia.html" title="Pygmy marmoset - closeup 2, Putumayo, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/74105_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=DvC2naF%2FAawCsXY17lSuvhDqL5g%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Pygmy marmoset - closeup 2, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I&#039;ve included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn&#039;t actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I&#039;m unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74106/pygmy_marmoset_-_perched_putumayo_colombia.html" title="Pygmy marmoset - perched, Putumayo, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/74106_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=F1Hq%2B%2FfteTqHkhbPIr9NvhYvivg%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Pygmy marmoset - perched, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I&#039;ve included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn&#039;t actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I&#039;m unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74102/pygmy_marmoset_sap_tree_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74103/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_1_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
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Pygmy marmoset sap tree, Putumayo, Colombia

In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I've included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn't actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach.

I'm unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.

Pygmy marmoset, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I've included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn't actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I'm unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74102/pygmy_marmoset_sap_tree_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74103/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_1_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74105/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_2_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74106/pygmy_marmoset_-_perched_putumayo_colombia.html Cebuella pygmaea,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,Pygmy marmoset,South America,World

Pygmy marmoset - closeup 1, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I've included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn't actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I'm unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74102/pygmy_marmoset_sap_tree_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74105/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_2_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74106/pygmy_marmoset_-_perched_putumayo_colombia.html Cebuella pygmaea,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,Pygmy marmoset,South America,World

Pygmy marmoset - closeup 2, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I've included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn't actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I'm unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74102/pygmy_marmoset_sap_tree_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74103/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_1_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74106/pygmy_marmoset_-_perched_putumayo_colombia.html Cebuella pygmaea,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,Pygmy marmoset,South America,World

Pygmy marmoset - perched, Putumayo, Colombia In the afternoon of this day, we made way to some farmland on the outskirts of Mocoa where we would have good odds to see a Pygmy Marmoset. These are the smallest monkeys in the world, yet not the smallest primates, weighing a mere 100 grams as an adult. They typically have tiny feeding territories where they hang around 1 or 2 trees from which they drink the gum (sap). I've included a photo of such a tree in this set. They stick around that tree until it is depleted, and then move their territory. Since we knew the location of the tree, all we had to was wait for it to come and feed on it. I didn't actually feed on it, yet after 30 mins of waiting one did make a careful approach. <br />
<br />
I'm unsure whether this is the male or female, as they look the same, the female is just a little bit heavier.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74101/pygmy_marmoset_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74102/pygmy_marmoset_sap_tree_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74103/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_1_putumayo_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74105/pygmy_marmoset_-_closeup_2_putumayo_colombia.html Cebuella pygmaea,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,Pygmy marmoset,South America,World

    comments (7)

  1. Do you know what kind of tree this is? Posted 6 years ago
    1. I'm not sure, but haven't looked deeply into it either. Wikipedia only mentions it targets specific trees but doesn't specify them. Posted 6 years ago
      1. I just searched briefly, but couldn't find out either. Posted 6 years ago
        1. Still impressive for a 100 gram creature to bite through this. I weigh dozens of grams more but can't do it. Posted 6 years ago
          1. Definitely! I would have thought it would be easier to poke holes in trees with their impressive claws rather than their teeth. Also, it's amazing that they can live on sap. I would think that sap/gum would be tough to digest in larger quantities. Posted 6 years ago
            1. It's definitely a weird food to specialize on given the abundance of other foods around. I did read that they supplement their diet with creatures attracted to the sap, like butterflies. Maybe it doesn't like sap at all, it just wants the butterflies :) Posted 6 years ago
              1. Interesting! That would be a cool twist. Maybe the insects get stuck in the sap and the monkeys get easy meals. Posted 6 years ago

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Uploaded Feb 11, 2019. Captured Oct 23, 2018 15:31 in Unnamed Road, Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO6400
  • 550mm