The Gym Marmosets Remain at Sacha Lodge

After strong winds destroyed the trees in their area along the Torre Baja road, Stella de la Torre’s family, who is a pygmy marmosets PhD student at the University of San Francisco de Quito, vanished three years ago. The guide staff at Sacha Lodge searched for them throughout this period, and this past August, they finally found a new family of dwarf marmosets!

We immediately began studying this home after their discovery because Sacha Lodge supported the primatological research job we have at the University of San Francisco de Quito. We now know that this is a huge community of 10 people, including an adult man, an adult women, 3 subadults, 3 adolescents and 2 babies who babble about all day. Pygmy marmosets ‘ baby babbling is comparable to babbling in human babies because young adults practice the noises they may use as adults. Both the older relatives and the parents take good care of the kids, carrying them on their backs, and taking care of all of their needs. The family is feeding on the exudates of a Yellow mombin ( Spondias mombin ) and a Tanimbuca ( Terminalia oblonga ) trees”.

Soon after the discovery of a family of dwarf marmosets, we had the pride of welcoming a outstanding team of professionals in August. The team’s goal is to research these amazing primates in order to learn more about how their reproduction and survival are impacted, with the goal of developing strategies to stop their declining numbers.

The crew included:

• Stella de la Torre, a scientist and professor at the University of San Francisco de Quito’s School of Biology. For the past 30 times, she has worked on the ecosystem, behaviour, and protection of Ecuadorian apes. The Latin American Society of Primatology, the IUCN Primate Specialist Group, and the Ecuadorian Primate Studies Group are all organizations that Stella is a member of.
• Neil Ever Osborne, artist, director, and open professor. The complex interactions between people and the planet are explored in Neil’s job. He serves as an Assistant Professor at the Trent University School of the Environment, an Assistant Professor at the National Geographic Society, and a contributor to Smithsonian Magazine.
• A physical writer named David Coulson focuses on the interdependence and tenacity of life on Earth. He is a Partner at Evermaven, an economic communications firm.
• Freelance blogger Jessica Camille Aguirre with an emphasis on environmental concerns.

We are very appreciative of their visit and the crucial work they are doing to conserve Ecuador’s unique wildlife. Their commitment raises desire for the preservation of these priceless types.