One of two baby cotton-top tamarin twins born recently at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has died, the zoo announced. The Blank Park Zoo welcomed the pair of cotton-top tamarin monkeys in February ...

Blank Park Zoo announced one of its cotton-top tamarin infants born in February has died. The three-week-old tamarin was found alone and away from its family last Friday, according to a news release.

Cotton-top tamarins have a high infant mortality rate, with about 53% of infants not surviving past the first six months of life, according to the zoo. In February 2024, a set of twins, named ...

WE HAVE A SAD UPDATE TO PASS ALONG TONIGHT. BLANK PARK ZOO SAYS ONE OF ITS THREE WEEK OLD COTTONTOP TAMARIN BABIES HAS DIED. THE TWINS WERE BORN FEBRUARY 18TH. LOOK AT THAT LITTLE SWEETHEART.

Blank Park Zoo is seeing double as Kida, a cotton-top tamarin, has given birth to twins almost exactly one year from birthing her last set. The tiny duo was born at the zoo on Tuesday to their mom ...