The Future of Cotton-Topped Tamarins
In The Future of Cotton-Topped Tamarins, learn how over 95% of Colombia's lowland forest has been cleared. Some cotton-topped tamarins are now cut off from the rest of their species, and this, together with fewer insects for them to eat, has made them endangered. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
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Q: What do the tamarins like to eat?
A: The tamarins eat fruit, tree sap, and insects.
Q: Why is it harder for the tamarins to find the right insects now?
A: The forest has shrunk, and there are fewer insects than there used to be.
Q: What have humans done with the forest land that they cleared?
A: Most of the land has been used for farming.
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