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Unusual tiny monkey “Olaf” successfully operated on

The common marmoset had to be operated on at a veterinary health center for an injury to the tip of its tail. The exotic patient is in the care of a Hüllhorsterin.



Kirsten Tirre

03/12/2021 | Updated 50 minutes ago

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Hüllhorst / Holte-Stukenbrock Castle. “Olaf”, that’s his name, weighs 366 grams. The common marmoset had to be operated on at the Vorbohle Veterinary Health Center in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock – after an injury to the tip of its tail. Veterinarian Anett Striewe helped the tiny man. Common marmosets originally come from northeastern Brazil, but they are now also native to other regions of Brazil. Their habitat is the forests, where they feed on tree sap, berries and insects …

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