Cage use and feeding height preferences of captive common marmosets ((Callithrix j. jacchus) (2002)

Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Shand, C., Morris, K.

Abstract

Marmosets spent significantly more time at the top-positioned bowl than at the bottom-positioned bowl. .. Lower tier monkeys spent less time at the bottom bowl and more at the top bowl than upper tier monkeys. ... This suggests .. that lower tier marmosets are more reluctant to spend time on the floor. ... Marmosets spent substantially more time stationary in the top half of the cage than in the bottom half (79% vs. 21%).