Activity Chart

Que pasa?  What's happening?  What a busy day I had!  How about you?  Here's how I like to spend my day.

My Schedule:

• 6:30am–7:00am

  • We wait until most of the other monkeys in the forest wake up and then my entire family leaves our sleeping site and starts looking for something good to eat.
    
  • Traveling: We sometimes have to travel long distances to find food depending on the time of year. In the dry season, there is not much fruit so we spend more time hunting for insects. But, once our bellies are full it’s time for nap time!
    
    

• 10:00am-2:00pm

  • Resting: The adults in the group use this rest time to huddle next to one another with their tails curled and rest or groom one another.
    
  • Playtime: The younger animals like me, never really want to rest very long…we like to play! My favorite play partner is my twin or my younger brother or sister. Mom and Dad are not really into playing that much…they say I’m too rough!
    Predator lookout: Sometimes, I’ll help the “sentry” in my group to watch for predators. We always have one of the adults on the look-out for any potential predator no matter what we are doing! I’m still trying to get the hang of it, so sometimes I will join one of the adults for a practice session but I would really rather go play with my twin!
    
  • Eating: My favorite food to eat is fruit and tasty insects, but sometimes the sap from trees are a nice treat.
    
    

• 4:30pm-6:30am

  • Sleeping: After spending a hectic day looking for food, playing, and learning new things from the adults in my group, I’m tired! My family looks for a new place to sleep every night before it gets dark. We all huddle together to enjoy a restful sleep until tomorrow!
    

Your Activity Cycle:

How do you spend your day?  The empty chart below is for you to fill with your daily activities.  Is there anything that cotton-top tamarins do that you do not?  What other things do you do that these monkeys don't?