Geoffroy’s saddleback tamarin[1] is a saddled tamarin, a species of small monkey native to South America.
- Dense, dark fur covers this tiny New World Monkey‘s arms, shoulders, and upper body.
- It has a patch of painted skin on its back that mixes orange-yellow stripes with patches of black fur, creating a mottled pattern called an “agouti” (which gives the primate its “saddle“).
- Yellow-orange fur drapes the monkey’s hindquarters, and black fur adheres to its long tail and extends toward the tip.
- Long, narrow hands, considered an adaptation, help the saddleback tamarin reach small crevices and catch insects.
- Scalloped ears protrude from a small round head covered in black fur. The snout is flat and covered with white hairs or whiskers in some individuals.
- These white accents could also decorate the monkey’s forehead.
