Kids Activities | Proyecto Tití: Conserving the Cotton-top Tamarin in Colombia

Proyecto Tití:
Conserving the
Cotton-top Tamarin
in Colombia

Talkin' Tamarin

Have you ever heard a cotton-top tamarin speak? Well, we don't speak Spanish or English but we do have our own vocalizations that make sense to us. We can make almost 40 different sounds that all have a different meaning. Think about how you use words to communicate. Well cotton-tops do the same thing with their vocalizations.

Scientists have studied our vocalizations so that they can understand what they mean. Click on the buttons below to hear what our voices sound like. The descriptions will tell you what each of the calls means.

If you would like to hear more of our vocalizations, click here and play these for your friends at school so they can hear our calls too!

	Alarm Call This is an alarm call cotton-top tamarins use when they are suddenly surprised, or if they are startled by a loud noise. If one member of the group is startled, other cotton-top tamarins will make this call. What do you say when you are startled?
	Contact Call This is a call that is given by the entire group. One member of the group makes a quiet long call and the rest of the group answers with the same call. It is given as a way to reassure the group that everyone is present when they hear an unfamiliar sound or vocalization from an unfamiliar animal. How do you let your friends know when you might not be able to see them?
	Scream Cotton-top tamarins may scream like this when another cotton-top tamarin tries to steal their food. What do you do if a friend tries to take food from you?

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