In other news, The Giant Anteaters left for Little Rock Zoo, and the golden-headed lion tamarins possibly mated (I caught it on film!)
I was at the zoo today and can I just say twice in a row have I seen monkey love! First with the golden headed lion tamarins and now with the geoffroys marmosets! Its going to be a year of baby monkeys and (hopefully) tamanduas isn't it?
Also, when I went to the zoo today, I saw that the Geoffroy's Marmosets were mating! (Caught that on film to!)
Wait, is it NOT normal to film every time you see two animals mating? /s A volunteer told me during one of my summer visits that the zoo wanted to acquire more tamarins for breeding and I remember reading somewhere (I believe it was one of LA zoos transaction reports or whatever they're called) that the zoo was sent a marmoset (I believe it was only one, might've been a pair) with the intent of breeding. So it wouldn't surprise me to see some marmoset and lion tamarin babies sometime next year.
Were you able to count how many there were? I keep seeing quite a few and it always surprises me, but usually they are still under a log or somewhat in the water and I can't get a completely accurate count.
The two that mate sit right next to the glass; I've never looked for others, I always just assumed they were the only ones.
@Drew730: you're right, my bad! I've seen at least three, if not four (I've forgotten at this point). Thanks!