You’re having a better Father’s Day than this monkey

by Meg on June 15, 2008

The primary responsibilities of Marmoset monkey Dads are to schlep the kids around, chomp through bark for midnight sap snacks, and teach  the kids manners (throwing poop joke here.)

These twinmarmosets were born last year at the Bronx Zoo to three-year-oldmom, Squirt, and seven-year-old dad, King. I think Squirt’s somewhere getting a mani-pedi right now.

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Thanks, Brinkie G.!

{ 43 comments }

1 Katfighter 06.15.08 at 5:31 pm

The world’s largest smallest primate!

2 Patricia E. 06.15.08 at 5:32 pm

Happy Fathers’ Day King!!!
Looks like you’re doing a great job!!

3 Angela 06.15.08 at 5:32 pm

Such a cute monkey dad and kids!!

4 Lone 06.15.08 at 5:37 pm

If you had a monkey on your back (and one on top of that!), youd have an upside down smile too!

5 berthaservant 06.15.08 at 5:43 pm

Disapproving monkeh wants to watch the ball game.

6 snorglepup 06.15.08 at 5:48 pm

Baroo?

7 Brandi 06.15.08 at 5:57 pm

Well, marmoset there’d be days like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oiLfTnrC40

8 chanpon 06.15.08 at 6:00 pm

Oh, where are those swan boats when you really need one? *sniff*

9 bubbyscranky 06.15.08 at 6:02 pm

Marmosets is the cutest. Especially love the yawn.

10 Catsquatch 06.15.08 at 6:04 pm

MANIMALS!

LOL!

The one just looks almost human.

11 cheesybird 06.15.08 at 6:06 pm

LOL@ Brandi!

12 marie_n 06.15.08 at 6:07 pm

i love his grumpy old man frown and furrowed brow hidden by his justin timberlake fur jacket.

13 Evan Waters 06.15.08 at 7:01 pm

That baby has such a human expression when we see his face- he’s like a human infant who’s entered that “pleasantly surprised by everything” stage.

14 cass 06.15.08 at 7:02 pm

Yay marmosets! Its a shame you can’t see anything for size comparison, these guys are teeny.

15 La Lola 06.15.08 at 7:06 pm

…giving a whole new meaning to the book “Hop on Pop”!

16 harlemgrrl 06.15.08 at 7:11 pm

Aww, they have their father’s eyes ;-)

17 KendraPT 06.15.08 at 7:30 pm

Awww, Lone beat me to the punch!!! I was thinking it gave a new meaning to having a monkey on your back. Hahaha…..very cute, they are very curious. I think curiosity makes you cuter.

18 jmuhj 06.15.08 at 7:30 pm

Theez ar almoas az Qte az kittehz. ALMOAS. btw bii shur tew chek aowt teh PALLAS CATS on heer, tew! Qteness purrsonifaid!!!

19 Lin 06.15.08 at 8:55 pm

They look like Chewbacca’s babies!!

20 Zanna 06.15.08 at 10:32 pm

Katfighter, would that be the legendary Kodiak Marmoset to which you refer? I love me some Ren & Stimpy :)

21 gizmo 06.15.08 at 10:45 pm

Leave it to dad to do all the hard work.

[... ducks all the stones and knives ...]

22 hearther 06.15.08 at 10:47 pm

GREMLINS!

23 Lanie 06.15.08 at 11:07 pm

Suggestion: In the future could we limit the critters to EARTH Creatures Only please? *shudder*

24 Sarah 06.16.08 at 12:57 am

GO, matriarchal marmosets!

25 skippy 06.16.08 at 1:35 am

I think they’re part owl. Half monkeh, half owl.

26 Totalee Puppy 06.16.08 at 1:57 am

BRANDI lol!

27 Leilani 06.16.08 at 2:45 am

Gosh! Someone discovered a bunch of baby Wookies!

28 em 06.16.08 at 3:03 am

In the profile views, they kind of have the dog-faced-boy look, like from an old-time freak show poster. All that swept back forehead hair.

29 claudia 06.16.08 at 3:13 am

I love the bitter beer face, AWWWWW!

30 Subhangi 06.16.08 at 6:26 am

LOL poor grumpy papa!

31 Wendy 06.16.08 at 6:34 am

OH, OH, OH!

Want me some baby marmosets!

32 hon glad 06.16.08 at 6:37 am

It’s Fathers day and I get left with the kids, I don’t even get a stinking tie!

33 berthaservant 06.16.08 at 7:32 am

If we EVERY have an award for best comments, I nominate Brandi.

34 Catherine 06.16.08 at 10:03 am

The sound has been added after, it’s a sample from Sound track Pro.

35 DLR 06.16.08 at 11:57 am

omg, it’s a gaggle of mini-chewbaccas! now i understand george lucas’ inspiration for chewie! fricking adorable, and how cool is it the male of the species actually does something other than shag and run?

36 ButtaRumCake 06.16.08 at 12:43 pm

Berthaservant, I agree! I’m casting my vote for Brandi!

37 chanpon 06.16.08 at 1:58 pm

Tee hee. Mini-chewbaccas. So true!

38 Katfighter 06.16.08 at 3:23 pm

Zanna….maaaaaaybeeeeee! He IS the most feared animal in all of Canada.

39 Jacque 06.16.08 at 3:45 pm

They SOOO look like something Lucas would have come up with!

40 amber 06.16.08 at 8:54 pm

I think I thought of a new word- ‘adorableh’.. so cute it makes you want to throw up!.. has that already been used before?

41 Beth 06.17.08 at 12:46 am

The YAWN! Angh. So cute!

42 Barbarella 06.17.08 at 8:34 am

Cute. But definitely crossed with an owl! ;)

43 Luke 06.17.08 at 1:26 pm

You think those little buggers are cute … check out what these tamarins do with their easter eggs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW_C6pvXBH0

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