Look How Gently this Marmoset Handles a Giant Katydid

Apes are not the only primates that can shock us with their displays of human characteristics, one look at this video of a marmoset, gently handling a katydid is enough to immediately conjure a sense of comradery with the small monkey.

There’s a palpable sense of wonderment in the motions of the marmoset as it reaches out for a species of giant katydid, reminiscent of the day a child first learns how to reach out and capture a butterfly.

This incredible scene was featured in a brilliant documentary available on Apple+ aptly-called Tiny World, and it’s narrated by Hollywood A-list funnyman, Paul Rudd.

Maromsets can be found all throughout South America. They belong to the family Callitrichidae, and while their favorite food is a particular carbohydrate-rich tree sap they also eat insects.

However there’s not the slightest inkling of aggression in the way, for example, this marmoset gently lifts the katydid’s back leg. It’s as it he wants a closer look.

“Marmosets are usually like, palm sized,” one Redditor comments. “Not all species, I’m pretty sure this one is. So that’s a pretty big ‘buggo.’ But it is called a giant katydid.”

WATCH the video and decide for yourself… 

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