This guide is all about helping you understand finger monkeys and what they are like. This includes a look at what you can do when getting one as a pet. You will learn about every critical aspect associated with having a finger monkey through this guide. This will profile information on how to take care of such a monkey, how to keep a healthy habitat intact and the legal considerations associated with having one. You will even learn about how to keep your budget for your finger monkey intact. Wendy Davis, a renown author, pet trainer, animal coach and lover for over 15 years in the local scene. She brings yet another straight forward and comprehensive guide to owning a Finger Monkey. She is considered the go-to person for any sound pet advice and information. Everything you need to know about the tiniest breed of monkeys from the Amazon. This is the must have guide and informative book for anyone who is interested in owning their very own Finger Monkey.

The Pygmy Marmoset or Finger Monkey is the smallest True Monkey and the second smallest primate in the world. These primates are intelligent, acrobatic, energetic, fun to watch... and a lot of work. This readable book provides a great deal of helpful factual and practical information on this species of New World Monkey including what it needs in order to be happy and healthy. If you are considering buying a Pygmy Marmoset you will find honest information about the advantages and disadvantages of these tiny primates so that you can make a balanced and considered decision that takes their nature and needs, your personality and your lifestyle into account. If you already own a Finger monkey, the contents of this book will help you to make the most of your exotic and demanding pet and keep him or her well cared for. There are a number of practical tips, lists and checklists to help you to become the owner your primate friend needs you to be. For those who already have these off-the-chart cute creatures and are considering breeding with them, this book is for you too as it provides general information about mating, pregnancy and birth and the rigours of hand-rearing these vulnerable infants. Finally, this book is for all those people who are just interested to learn about this species. Covered in this book: - Are they good pets? - Basics - Behaviour - Costs - Development - Do's and Don'ts - Enclosure - Feeding - General care - Health - Interaction - Personality - Safety tips - Training - Treats .... and much more

Using first-person stories and approachable scientific reviews, this volume explores how zoos conduct and support science around the world.

This handbook lays out the science behind how animals think, remember, create, calculate, and remember. It provides concise overviews on major areas of study such as animal communication and language, memory and recall, social cognition, social learning and teaching, numerical and quantitative abilities, as well as innovation and problem solving. The chapters also explore more nuanced topics in greater detail, showing how the research was conducted and how it can be used for further study. The authors range from academics working in renowned university departments to those from research institutions and practitioners in zoos. The volume encompasses a wide variety of species, ensuring the breadth of the field is explored.

A primatologist's guide to using geographic information systems (GIS); from mapping and field accuracy, to tracking travel routes and the impact of logging.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Upheaval, a fun and wide-ranging exploration of why human sexuality is so different from other animals', and how it made us who we are To us humans, the sex lives of animals seem weird. But it's our own sex lives that are truly bizarre. We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even during periods of infertility, such as pregnancy or post-menopause. A human female doesn't know her precise time of fertility and certainly doesn't advertise it to human males by the striking color changes, smells, and sounds used by other female mammals. Why do we differ so radically in these and other important aspects of our sexuality from our closest ancestor, the apes? Why does the human female, virtually alone among mammals, go through menopause? Why does the human male stand out as one of the few mammals to stay with the female he impregnates, to help raise the children that he sired? Why is the human penis so unnecessarily large? There is no one better qualified than Jared Diamond to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us so different sexually. With wit and a wealth of fascinating examples, Why Is Sex Fun? shows how our sexuality, as much as our large brains or upright posture, led to human' rise in the animal kingdom.