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olenaua

(46 posts)
Sun Oct 11, 2015, 10:05 PM Oct 2015

Meet Ninita, a pygmy marmoset who was abandoned by her parents after being born deaf

Meet Ninita, a pygmy marmoset who was abandoned by her parents after being born deaf. She was hand raised by staff at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, and now lives happily in her own enclosure with a boyfriend.



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Meet Ninita, a pygmy marmoset who was abandoned by her parents after being born deaf (Original Post) olenaua Oct 2015 OP
Too darned cute! Lifelong Protester Oct 2015 #1
Unbelievably adorable!! Gloria Oct 2015 #2
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee shenmue Oct 2015 #3
She's adorable. I don't understand how people can't respect these wild animals valerief Oct 2015 #4
i respect and you respect and many of us olenaua Oct 2015 #5
I don't mean this one. I mean the exotic animal trade that captures them for valerief Oct 2015 #7
i got it olenaua Oct 2015 #8
Love that toothbrush grooming! :-) spooky3 Oct 2015 #6
Toothbrushes! Mosby Oct 2015 #9
Brush my armpit. Oh yes, that's the spot...right there! passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #10
Cute baby! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #11

valerief

(53,235 posts)
4. She's adorable. I don't understand how people can't respect these wild animals
Sun Oct 11, 2015, 10:38 PM
Oct 2015

and leave them in wild where they can flourish.

 

olenaua

(46 posts)
5. i respect and you respect and many of us
Sun Oct 11, 2015, 10:41 PM
Oct 2015

i think we respect them but who can give attention and take care about one of them

valerief

(53,235 posts)
7. I don't mean this one. I mean the exotic animal trade that captures them for
Sun Oct 11, 2015, 10:47 PM
Oct 2015

Paris Hiltons or Kim Kardashians as shoulder bag accessories.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
10. Brush my armpit. Oh yes, that's the spot...right there!
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 01:04 AM
Oct 2015

She is so precious. How lucky to be able to work with animals like that.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
11. Cute baby!
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 06:17 AM
Oct 2015

Protecting the habitat is essential in protecting the species.

Somewhere right this moment someone is cutting down trees that are irreplaceable wildlife habitat. Wildlife is being crowded into ever smaller areas with marginal habitat and worse.

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