Researchers’ interest in marmosets as animal models has driven a sharp increase in demand for them. Presenters discussed the context of wild marmoset populations, challenges and opportunities for ...

Firefighters in Brazil were able to rescue a truly tiny victim from a forest fire in Pau Furado State Park, about six hundred miles northwest of Rio. In the video, one rescuer can be seen cradling a ...

As the founding director of Western Massachusetts Animal Rights Advocates (WMARA) and an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts, I also welcome the invitation to meet with Dr. Lacreuse to have ...

The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is increasingly becoming a key species in behavioral and biomedical research. Because of this, research focused on improving the behavioral and physiological ...

Marmosets are the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like labels for individuals, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The common marmoset is a certified chatterbox. The small, South American ...

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent chatter - they help to build a baby's emerging language skills. But it turns out this ...

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent chatter—they help to build a baby's emerging language skills. Subscribe to our ...

The common marmoset may be small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, but the diminutive stature of these monkeys belies their enormous significance in unraveling the intricate mysteries of human ...

The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador A baby pygmy marmoset, under the care of an older member of its cooperative family group, ...

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Could a baby’s still-growing brain help set the stage for learning language? Princeton neuroscientists find surprising clues from chatty monkeys who share the power of babble. PRINCETON, N.J. — When a ...