Niche, Habitat, and Diet.

The cotton-top tamarin has a narrow niche, that is slowly getting smaller due to the loss of rainforests.
They lives in rainforests, open woodlands, and are native to northwest Columbia.
40% of their diet is insects. Fruits, flowers, nectar, gums and saps of plants, and small animal prey such as frogs, snails, lizards, spiders and insects are also part of their diet.
The tamarins form small groups and migrate in and out the big group that usually consists between 3-9.
To define their territory, they use scent marks. When they come into contact with other groups, they will threaten the other group by showing their rear area as a territorial display instead of physical contact.



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