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BARANG: Visitors can have a
glimpse of the smallest monkeys of the world, Marmoset, at the Nandankanan
Zoological Park
here soon, said the zoo authorities on Sunday.
Talking to http://aryaputras.blogspot.in, zoo Assistant Director Kamal Lochan
Purohit said the construction of the enclosure for the monkeys has been
completed. The date of arrival of the monkeys has not been finalised, but it
would be confirmed very soon, he said.
The authorities would bring two
pairs of Marmoset monkeys in the first phase. “The enclosure is ready and
visitors can get pleasure to see the cute animals very soon,” Purohit said.
According to the zoo sources, Rs
3.5 lakh has been spent for the construction of the new enclosure which would
give a favourable atmosphere for the monkeys to live in.
Notably, Marmosets are about 20
cm long and they show some apparently primitive features relative to other
monkeys. These animals are native to Central and South America.
From the size point of view, one can hold a Marmoset with the help of a finger,
said the sanctuary Range
Officer Anjan Kumar Mohanty.
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