How to Use tamarin in a Sentence

tamarin

noun

• The birth of the tamarins was the first for the Zoo in a decade.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 3 July 2018
• The tamarins, black bears and lions have access to exhibits.
  — Shelby Reynolds, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2017
• Emperor tamarin monkeys are most likely to stay close to home, so the zoo searched near their habitat and across the grounds.
  — James Hartley Fort Worth Star-Telegram (tns), al, 30 Jan. 2023
• Scientists long suspected the tamarins had played a role.
  — Katie Camero, Science | AAAS, 25 July 2019
• The family will remain as a unit as the new tamarins reach maturity.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 3 July 2018
• Dr. Rylands pointed to the golden lion tamarin as an example of how a primate species can be saved.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2017
• Cotton-top tamarins live in a small forested area of northwestern Colombia.
  — National Geographic, 30 Jan. 2020
• Along with the tamarin monkeys, which were sitting on a piece of chain-link fence inside a bedroom closet, police found a dozen pigeons and four or five cats.
  — María Paúl, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
• Emperor tamarins live in social groups in the wild, and the two brothers are never far from each other, zoo officials said.
  — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
• These diminutive primates are one of three Amazonian species of tamarin.
  — National Geographic, 30 Jan. 2020
• The monkeys are brothers: Poe, 1½ years old, and Fleck, 2½. Emperor tamarins are known for their long white mustaches, experts said.
  — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
• He was charged with six counts of animal cruelty in connection with the tamarin monkeys and has since been charged with two counts of burglary to a building.
  — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
• This ensures the juvenile tamarins learn how to raise their own offspring successfully, Moore says.
  — National Geographic, 12 May 2018
• The emperor tamarin monkeys were reported stolen from their habitats at the Dallas Zoo on Monday.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2023
• The tamarin monkeys were returned to the zoo, where veterinarians will examine them on Tuesday evening.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2023
• Bella and Finn, two emperor tamarin monkeys, were missing.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• A somewhat tamarin-like restoration of Ganlea megacania.
  — Brian Switek, WIRED, 1 July 2009
• In the days and weeks that followed, a breach was found in the langur monkey enclosure, an endangered vulture was found dead and a pair of emperor tamarin monkeys were allegedly stolen.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2023
• The zoo, which specializes in rare and endangered species, was the first to successfully breed a black lion tamarin in captivity in 1990, according to their website.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 Apr. 2022
• Bella and Finn, the emperor tamarin monkeys, continue to be cared for in quarantine at the zoo hospital before they can be reintroduced to their habitat.
  — Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2023
• The two emperor tamarin monkeys that were stolen from the Dallas Zoo last month were seen running around in their enclosure Monday after being released from quarantine.
  — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
• There are about 2,500 tamarins in the wild today, and conservationists are hoping to ensure the monkeys’ survival by expanding the natural habitat.
  — Chris Stanford, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2020
• Cotton-top tamarins, too, are losing their Amazonian habitats.
  — National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2020
• The 1.5-pound endangered golden lion tamarin recently underwent cataract surgery, which veterinarians believe could be the first such surgery on a primate so small.
  — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 14 June 2017
• Irvin was arrested February 2, just days after police say the tamarin monkeys were intentionally taken from their zoo enclosure, which had been cut open.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
• In the days leading up to the emperor tamarin monkeys being taken, a man had been raising suspicions at the zoo, asking questions not only about moving and caring for such monkeys, but about the clouded leopard that had escaped, an affidavit said.
  — CBS News, 7 Feb. 2023
• For instance, golden lion tamarins find prey in tree hollows and call to youngsters to join in, says Lisa Rapaport, a behavioral anthropologist at Clemson University.
  — National Geographic, 7 May 2016
• However, the zoo indicated that golden tamarins remain endangered.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2018

Last Updated: 25 Jul 2024