Cotton-Top Tamarin Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Cotton-top tamarins have very acute sensory perception. They have excellent smelling abilities, and they use this sense primarily for navigating the forest and for finding ripe food items. They also use scent to identify individuals and receptive females. They have sharp vision and use it while foraging for food and while navigating their arboreal environment as they swing from branch to branch. Vision is also important for seeing and interpreting visual displays such as facial expressions. They can also hear relatively well, but this is not their strongest sense. Auditory cues are used to communicate between mating pairs and groups. Shot at Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL