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In noisy environs, pied tamarins are using smell more often to communicate

The critically endangered primates, like other animals, are adapting to survive in urban areas

A photo of two baby pied tamarins lying on the back of an adult pied tamarin in a tree.

Pied tamarins are a critically endangered species that live in noisy urban environments in Brazil. The animals now complement vocalizations with smell markings to alert other tamarins to dangers.

Lucian Veras

By Meghie Rodrigues

- More than 2 years ago

Native to the Brazilian Amazon, pied tamarins have always used vocal calls to communicate.