Kansas City Zoo welcomes 2 baby cotton-top tamarins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo announced on Monday that they've welcomed two baby cotton-top tamarins.
They were born on May 19. When they are old enough, the veterinary team will be able to identify their sex.
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Along with the birth of the tamarins, the zoo also introduced their new program called 'Wild Beginnings' that celebrates newborn animals at the zoo.
Cotton-top tamarins are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The main reason for their decline in population is due to deforestation.
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The Kansas City Zoo is one of the accredited facilities within the Association of Zoos & Aquariums that participates in the Species Survival Plan to ensure a genetically diverse and stable population of cotton-top tamarins.
When you visit the zoo, the tamarins will be located habitat in Sobela Ocean Aquarium.
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