Critically endangered breeding pair of cotton-top tamarins arrive at Folly Farm

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Keeper Kim Cartwright introduces ‘Ray’ and ‘Raquel’, new arrivals to Folly Farm’s zoo in Pembrokeshire.  Despite their adorable appearance and the fact they’re so much fun to watch as they’re so active, they are, more crucially, classed as a critically endangered species. In fact, only five per cent of their original habitat in the tropical forests of Northwestern Columbia remain – with just 2,000 adults remaining in the wild.  The hope at Folly Farm is that this new couple will become a breeding pair, which would be amazing news for the species.

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00:00Hi everyone, Keeper Kim here coming in from Tropical Trails and I'm very

00:05excited to introduce you to our newest arrivals. So we have a lovely breeding

00:10pair of cotton top tamarins. Now they are sadly critically endangered in the wild

00:15with only 2,000 individuals left and only about 5% of their natural habitat

00:21is still existing today. So we're really excited to have these guys as part of

00:26the European breeding program. So hopefully in the future we will be

00:30introducing some babies in the group as well and help booster their numbers

00:35in captivity to help their wild cousins and yeah we're very very excited to have

00:41them here at Folly Farm. So come on into Tropical Trails and come say hi to Ray

00:45and Raquel.

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