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When we think of monkeys, we think of those long-armed wild guys swinging through the trees. But this guy can’t do that so easily. The pygmy marmoset is only about 10 cm long and weighs less than a quarter of a kilogram! As you see in the photo, he’s not going to swing from tree to tree very well…he might have to stick with dandelions or one of your toy buildings. It’s the smallest type of monkey in the world. Meanwhile, his far-off cousin, the mandrill, is the biggest type of monkey, weighing in at about 50 kg. That might be bigger than you are…and definitely too big to wrap around your finger.
Wee ones: If you have a teeny marmoset hanging on each finger of your right hand, how many monkeys are you holding?
Little kids: If a marmoset is only 8 cm tall and a banana is 10 cm tall, how high above his head does he have to reach to grab the tip? Bonus: Who weighs more, a huge 75 kg grown-up mandrill or a 57 kg human kid?
Big kids: A grown-up marmoset weighs about 250 grams. How many marmosets would have to pile up to match 1kg of bananas?
Bonus: If a mandrill can climb a tree in 4 seconds and the pygmy marmoset takes 100 times as long, how long would the teensy monkey take, in minutes and seconds? (Reminder if needed: A minute has 60 seconds.)
Answers:
Wee ones: 5 tiny monkeys.
Little kids: 2 cm. Bonus: The mandrill weighs more.
Big kids: 4 marmosets. Bonus: 6 minutes 40 seconds, since it takes 400 seconds.
Wee ones: If you have a teeny marmoset hanging on each finger of your right hand, how many monkeys are you holding?
Little kids: If a marmoset is only 8 cm tall and a banana is 10 cm tall, how high above his head does he have to reach to grab the tip? Bonus: Who weighs more, a huge 75 kg grown-up mandrill or a 57 kg human kid?
Big kids: A grown-up marmoset weighs about 250 grams. How many marmosets would have to pile up to match 1kg of bananas?
Bonus: If a mandrill can climb a tree in 4 seconds and the pygmy marmoset takes 100 times as long, how long would the teensy monkey take, in minutes and seconds? (Reminder if needed: A minute has 60 seconds.)
Answers:
Wee ones: 5 tiny monkeys.
Little kids: 2 cm. Bonus: The mandrill weighs more.
Big kids: 4 marmosets. Bonus: 6 minutes 40 seconds, since it takes 400 seconds.