Smallest monkeys in the world

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LEVEL 1

This news is about monkeys. It is about the smallest monkeys in the world. The smallest monkeys are
only 100 grams heavy. There aren’t many of these monkeys in the wild. They are in danger because
people are destroying forests.

A zoo in Sydney wants to help the monkeys. The zoo puts together two monkeys. It lets them have a
family.

Two baby monkeys are born. They are beautiful and they are very, very small. They are just 15 grams
heavy. They are smaller than your thumb.

LEVEL 2

The smallest monkey in the world weighs only 100 grams. That is as much as an apple. The species is
endangered because people are destroying the forests where this type of monkey lives.

A zoo in Sydney is trying to help the species survive. Zoo keepers put together two monkeys to start a
monkey family. A year later, two lovely monkeys were born. They weigh just 15 grams and are smaller
than a human thumb!

The monkeys are really cute. Check out their video!

LEVEL 3

Two tiny and adorable baby pygmy marmosets were born at Sydney’s Symbio Wildlife Park.

They weighed just 15 grammes at birth (and were the size of human thumbs) but giving birth to them
was, from the mother’s perspective, comparable to a human giving birth to a ten-year-old child.

Their proud parents Gomez and IT were introduced to each other the previous year, when IT, the female,
arrived at the zoo. Years of bachelorhood ended for Gomez and the two started a family. Apart from
their baby monkeys being very cute, their birth is necessary for the ongoing survival of the endangered
species.

They are members of the world’s smallest monkey species, with adults weighing in at around the same
weight as an average apple, just 100 grammes. They are facing extinction due to deforestation and illegal
pet trade.