10/13/2025
Happy Monday from Pichu, our Goeldi’s monkey!
Did you know? Pichu belongs to one of the last primate species to be discovered — not until 1904! Thanks to their dark coloring and remote rainforest habitat, Goeldi’s monkeys stayed hidden from scientists for a long time.
Like many primates, Pichu’s wild cousins are facing tough challenges, and habitat loss is the #1 threat to their survival.
Goeldi’s monkeys may look like marmosets or tamarins, but they’re truly one of a kind:
• They give birth to just one baby at a time — not twins like their relatives
• They have three sets of molars (most similar species only have two!)
• And although they’re tamarin-sized, their skull and teeth are more like those of the much larger capuchin monkey
Pichu is a fascinating reminder of how unique — and vulnerable — our fellow primates really are.
📸Keeper Kiera
