在“绒猴”家族里,雄绒猴充当着“贤夫良父”的角色。雌绒猴生下子女后,只在喂奶时抱上它们一小会儿,照料孩子的工作全落在雄绒猴身上。雄绒猴会为小绒猴清洗身体,等到小绒猴不再吃奶时,它还会亲自喂小家伙们进食。
Marmosets(绒猴): Marmosets(绒猴,又称“拇指猴”)are tiny South American monkeys. The fathers take care of their babies from birth. When the marmoset is born, the father cleans it, then carries it to the mother only when it needs to be nursed. When the baby can eat solid food, the father will feed it.
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