Marmoset Traditional Cache
Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community
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Being a garden enthusiast I like to visit nurseries. This cache is the second in a mini series of caches at nurseries in and around Rustenburg (also see Hex River and Waterfall Garden).
This venue is indeed a small paradise within a developing city and it offers a setting for those wishing to relax and enjoy time in nature.
Apart from its primary function, there really is a lot more to see. It also doubles up as a bird park and outdoor café. One can see a lot of animals and birds on your way to retrieve the cache. It’s ideal for an afternoon family getaway, offering serenity against the backdrop of nature.
The cache is guarded by a pair of Marmoset monkeys and only retrievable during business hours (8:00 to 16:00 on weekdays and Saturdays). Stealth is required as many muggles may be in the area.
Marmosets are the 22 New World monkey species of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, and Mico. All four genera are part of the biological family Callitrichidae. The term marmoset is also used in reference to the Goeldi's Monkey, Callimico goeldii, which is closely related.
Most marmosets are about 20 centimetres (8 in) long. Relative to other monkeys, they show some apparently primitive features: they have claws rather than nails, and tactile hairs on their wrists. They lack wisdom teeth, and their brain layout seems to be relatively primitive. Their body temperature is unusually variable, changing by up to 4 °C (7 °F) in a day.
According to recent research, marmosets exhibit germline chimerism, which is not known to occur in nature in any other primate.
Marmosets are highly active, living in the upper canopy of forest trees, and feeding on insects, fruit and leaves. They have long lower incisors, which allow them to chew holes in tree trunks and branches to harvest the gum inside; some species are specialised feeders on gum.
Marmosets live in family groups of 3 to 15, consisting of one to two breeding females, an unrelated male, their offspring and occasionally extended family members and unrelated individuals. Their mating systems are highly variable and can include monogamy, polygyny and occasionally polyandry. In most species, fraternal twins are usually born, but triplets are not unknown. Like other callitrichines, marmosets are characterized by a high degree of cooperative care of the young and some food sharing and tolerated theft. Adult males, females other than the mother, and older offspring participate in carrying infants. Most groups scent mark and defend the edges of their ranges, but it is unclear if they are truly territorial, as group home ranges greatly overlap.
The cache is a 100mm x 50mm x 50mm container. Bring own pen.
Please take care not to leave the cache exposed.
The owner of the establishment knows about the cache and has granted permission.
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Ernpu vagb gur gehax.