COTTON-TOP TAMARIN SSP© HUSBANDRY MANUAL

The purpose of this husbandry manual is to provide useful guidelines for maintaining and exhibiting cotton-top tamarins in captivity. We have provided the most current information on cotton-top tamarins that spans the extensive literature on tamarins in the wild, in research institutions, and in zoos. As new information becomes available, we will be sending updated chapters for your manual. Please feel free to provide us with any additional information or comments that may be useful for future revisions. Address questions and comments to:

Rebecca Sellin

Cotton-top Tamarin SSPÓ Coordinator

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

PO Box 10, 000

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Acknowledgements

This manual was written in part by the members of the Cotton-top Tamarin SSPÓ Management Group. Special thanks to Linda Pastorello, Stacey Johnson, Bill Langbauer, Candy McMahon, Ron Cline, Mike Quick, Mike Coker, Anne Dottore, Gerry Aquilina, Anthony Brownie, Ingrid Porton for their valuable information and reviews of this manual. Additional material for the chapters was provided by Dara Zirofsky, Parviez Hosseini, Julie DeCubellis, Nicolette Zarday, and Yvonne Federowitz. The veterinary chapter was written by Melinda Franceschini, with helpful information and reviews by Vincent Seccareccia, D.V.M., David Lee-Parritz, D.V.M., James Cooley, D.V.M., and Charles Sedgwick, D.V.M. The cover design was provided by Michael Stone. Dara Zirofsky deserves our heartfelt thanks for providing invaluable assistance and patience in writing, editing and coordinating the completion of this manual. Thanks to the staff of the Roger Williams Park Zoo for their continued support of the cotton-top tamarin conservation program. This project was funded by an Institute of Museum Services General Operating Support grant to the Roger Williams Park Zoo.

Heartfelt thanks for providing invaluable assistance and patience in writing, editing and coordinating the completion of this manual. Thanks to the staff of the Roger Williams Park Zoo for their continued support of the cotton-top tamarin conservation program. This project was funded by an Institute of Museum Services General Operating Support grant to the Roger Williams Park Zoo.