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butterflywing 01-21-2012 05:07 PM

FINGER MONKEYS Do you believe this?
 









Finger Monkeys


Enjoy! If it weren't for the Internet... Would you have ever seen or have known about these little creatures? They are way too cute!
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...15&disp=emb&zw
They are native to rain-forests of Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , Ecuador and Colombia . (Source: Buzzle)
Finger monkeys are, as a matter of fact, pygmy marmosets.
They are also known by the names "pocket monkey"and "tiny lion".
This cute little primate hugs and grips on to your finger so tight that it pulls your heartstrings and you wish you could take it home with y ou.
Finger Monkeys
The finger monkey is the tiniest living primate in the world.
It's so small that it can hold on to your finger.
These primates belong to the family Callitrichidae, species Cebuella and genus C. Pygmaea.
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...16&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...17&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...18&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...19&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...20&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...21&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...22&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...23&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...24&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...25&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...26&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...27&disp=emb&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...28&disp=emb&zw

























Mariposa 01-21-2012 05:23 PM

Interesting. Do you have any pictures-?

butterflywing 01-21-2012 05:46 PM


Originally Posted by Mariposa (Post 4897463)
Interesting. Do you have any pictures-?

aren't there any pictures? they show on my computer. if they're missing, will someone else confirm that please?

butterflywing 01-21-2012 05:48 PM

1 Attachment(s)
does that one show better?


there are a number of different monkeys in different colors and poses. i'm testing only one .

kacklebird 01-21-2012 06:34 PM

Wow, they're so tiny :)

QuiltnNan 01-21-2012 08:05 PM

these were sold in the back classified sections of magazines way back when i was a teenager.

Grambi 01-21-2012 08:15 PM

Those are too precious!

butterflywing 01-22-2012 07:10 AM

tell me: how many pics appeared?

joyce j 01-22-2012 08:25 AM

one picture is all I get. joyce j

Prism99 01-22-2012 02:27 PM

I don't get any pictures in the first post; just red x's. I do get the one picture further down. Sooooooooo cute!!!


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