This beautiful little monkey is a common marmoset, and it is a native in certain parts of South America. They are very tiny monkeys, when fully grown the males are around 188 mm or 7.40 inches in height and the female’s height averages around 185 mm or 7.28 inches.
Abandoned Baby Marmoset monkey being hand raised by Ben Britton of Wild Animal Encounters after its mother ran out of milk. Pic: Gregg Porteous
(from The Telegraph picture gallery)
The mother of this monkey run out of milk, so she abandoned her baby. The baby is now being looked after by Western Sydney’s Wild Animal Encounter, which essentially is a mobil zoo. If you have never heard of these before, a mobile zoo goes around shopping centres, and schools, and teaches children about wildlife. The Western Sydney Wild Animal Encounter is the only one in New South Wales (which Sydney is the capitol) that are allowed to do this. As you can imagine the rules and regulations are very strict.
Abandoned Baby Marmoset monkey being hand raised by Ben Britton of Wild Animal Encounters after its mother ran out of milk. Pic: Gregg Porteous
(from The Telegraph picture gallery)
The baby is a female, and she has not been named as yet. I’m sure she will be a big hit with everyone that meets her.
- There is a small article about the monkey in The Telegraph.
- There are some wonderful pictures in The Telegraph picture gallery that I’m sure you will enjoy.
You may also enjoy these other monkey posts from my blog.
- Saving a Tiny Monkey at Melbourne Zoo Australia (Video Included)
- Extinct Monkey Found in Borneo (Video)
- Largest Living Rodent: Capybara+Video Monkeys riding Capybaras.
Awww *sigh* What a cutie! I think mobile zoo’s are a good thing 🙂
Hi wolke205,
She is gorgeous isn’t she. 😀
Her face is so lovely 😀 I hope she gets a name soon 🙂
I’m sure the kids will come up with a cute name that will suit her. 🙂
Hello magsx2.Thanks to you too for visiting me.Lovely pictures!!
Hi Lyn,
I’m Glad you enjoyed the pictures.
Thank You for taking the time to comment. 🙂
It’s a pleasure.
She’s so cute and so tiny! She can fit in your pocket 🙂 I’m glad she’s being taken care! Very sweet story!
Hi Anyluckypeny,
It’s amazing how tiny she is, these monkeys are the smallest monkeys in the world, oh yes she is being taken care of very well. 😀
Aww…so, so cute. I can’t believe how small it is.
Hi Stepping My Way to Bliss,
She is very tiny isn’t she, don’t you just feel like giving her a little hug. 😀
Thank You very much for taking the time to comment.
I was friends with the local ranger who ran a wildlife park here. I’ve been able to handle these cute little things many times, theyre actually much smaller than they look. Theres quite a bit of fur there covering a tiny, skinny body but theyre very gentle and after handling them you always want to take them home.
Hi tempo,
Wow, how lucky are you, I would love to be able to hold one of these little monkeys. I am really jealous now. 😀
Definitely cutie pie :-).
Hi Windsmoke,
She certainly is. 😀
Oh how cute. Love the pic in the pocket. Of course given the sheepherding bunny, here’s a singing marmoset.
Hi aFrankAngle,
What a cute song, I love it. 😀
Oh my goodness …what an adorable creature!
The idea with the mobile zoo sounds great..
Hi coolfeline,
Yes the mobile zoo is a great way to introduce animals to children that otherwise many may never get a chance to see. Some people just can’t afford to go to a zoo, or a wildlife park. I have often seen animals inside some major shopping centers at school holiday time, and all the kids love being able to get up close and personal so to speak. They even have snakes, behind glass of course, but always signs explaining what each animal is, and where they live extra.
Great stuff! I remember now, in Quebec, each Easter, they brought in farm animals in the shopping centre … pigs, goats, chickens, sheep … it was awesome!
That’s really good. I should imagine there are these sorts of mobile zoo’s in a lot of countries, they are a fantastic idea. 🙂
Oh my goodness, how precious!
Hi Laurie,
Very precious indeed. 😀
How could one not want to take this lovely little creature, home..
Hi elcampeador,
I totally agree. 😀
I can’t get over how tiny she is – sweet little thing!
Hi Barbara,
Yes they are very tiny, I think this is why they are just so cute. 😀
Beyond amazing and so cute!
Hi BoJo Photo,
She certainly is. 😀
You know that I’ve featured monkeys in my posts before, but this one takes the cake as the most adorable.
Hi She’s a Maineiac,
They are very adorable monkeys, just so cute and cuddley. 😀
Oh she is the dearest little thing. Thank goodness she was found and is being reared so well. I cannot believe how sweet she is. This is such a feelgood story. It has made my day. Thanks, Mags!
Hi Selma,
I’m glad it’s made your day, I agree it is a lovely story, things like this once in awhile on the front page of newspapers would be nice I feel. 😀
She’s adorable. I love tiny critters. She so enchanting. 🙂
Hi E.C.
Enchanting, what a lovely word, that she is. 😀
SO BEAUTIFUL!!, I love the story of the monkey. I actually drove the a zoomobile for our zoo and took different animals to visit schools. Taking “Alice” the boa
constrictor was my favorite to teach the kids about! You brought back memories, Thank You!
Hi zannyro,
I think that would be fantastic to be able to do things like that. I have seen the look on kids faces at shopping centers etc, and you can see the wonder in their eyes, truly magicial. 🙂
Wonderful. Pulling those heart-strings — but I enjoyed every singe tug. Thanks!
Hi Elyse,
It is that type of story. 😀
What a sweetie. I love mobile everything: zoos, bloodmobiles, libraries and food carts.
Hi Barb,
Mobile is the way to go. 😀
Love that tail!
Hi Lady Marilyn,
Yes their tail is very unique, very much like a possums tail more than a monkey, and they also have claws, which the average monkey does not have. 🙂
Amazing – I’ve never seen anything like it!
Hi jmgoyder,
She is lovely, and something you do not see everyday. 😀
Thank goodness for the rescue. That certainly puts my soul at rest! Thanks, Mags.
Hi souldipper,
It’s wonderful to have a good news story for a change. 😀
Hi Mags, My wife says she’ll have one!
Hi Mal,
I will be standing right behind her, who wouldn’t want one of these gorgeous monkeys. 😀
Wonderful that you have an organization that does the work and the education, and travels so everyone can learn too.
And yeah, the monkey is adorable.
Hi El Guapo,
It is a fantastic idea. There are also a lot of city kids that just don’t know about a lot of animals as well.
She certainly is adorable. 😀
So small what a cute little monkey! I like the picture peeking out of the pocket.
Hi startaschat,
It’s a lovely photo, it is hard to imagine just how small she is. 🙂
She is absolutely gorgeous!
Hi barb19,
I will second that. 😀
I wonder why the mother would’ve run out of milk???
Wild Animal Encounters sounds like a wonderful organization. I can’t imagine hand feeding a little creature like that.
Hi dearrosie,
I don’t know why the Mum run out of milk, it didn’t say in the paper.
They are a fantastic organization, they do a lot for the animals. Yes she is so tiny, it certainly would take a very gentle touch to feed her.
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I think everyone will fall in love with this little cute monkey. Superb post by Magsx2’s,awesome.
AWWW!!! 8D
SO CUTE!!!!!!!
THIS is ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if someone doesn’t’t think this is cute they are out of their minds!
No one knows what cute, adorable or beautiful is until they see this!
Hi BunnyBoo,
I totally agree very cute indeed. 😀
Thank You for taking the time to comment.
Apart from the abandoned part, there is absolutely everything to love about this post! What a cutie!
Hi Zen and Genki,
Definitely a little cutie, you just want to have a cuddle, so gorgeous. 😀
I suggest they call her Kylie, after another petite, photogenic Aussie survivor.
Hi mefinx,
Now that is a great idea. 😀
That is soooo adorable!
Hi CwithNuEyes,
He’s beautiful isn’t he. 🙂
cute beyond words
and a blessing to be found
she will enrich the lives that
cross hers won’t she….
Thank you for sharing such a beautful story
of being lost and found…
( I have hand fed so many ferrel kittens that their moms
have no more milk….they are starting to even come closer to make sure I am
feeding the right LOLs)
Take Care…
)0(
maryrose
Hi Maryrose,
Very nice comment Thank You. 🙂
That is wonderful that the kittens are trusting you, very nice.
So cute!
Hi Naomi,
He sure is. 😀
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