‘Follow my Leader’

Geoffrey’s marmosets are also known as Tufted-eared marmosets and white-headed marmosets. Family groups are made up of a dominant female, her partner and their offspring. They are highly sociable monkeys living in groups of 8-10 individuals; when young are born the father carries them and later other members of the family will also assist in the caring for the young. This species numbers are considered stable in the wild although their habitat is under significant threat.

Geoffrey's Marmoset

Callithrix geoffroyi

Brazil

Conservation Status

LEAST CONCERN