Volcano is a cotton-top tamarin who was born on July 29, 1997 and arrived at Jungle Friends on July 14, 2008 with nine other special-needs tamarins. These monkeys found a home at Jungle Friends when a research laboratory closed its doors.

Originally there were seventy cotton-top tamarins in need of homes. It took a full year of planning, fundraising, building and networking with other sanctuaries and organizations to find placements for all seventy. The ten who arrived here at Jungle Friends are enjoying their new home, discovering the great outdoors for the first time, getting a taste of a new, larger life - and reminding us why we do what we do!

Volcano is a skinny little thing and has a small face. Her cotton top is relatively flat and her eyes are round and a bit bug-eyed. She is very enthusiastic about food and quite outgoing.

Volcano and her companion Tripoli were the first to venture down the long runways in Tamarin Town and were delighted to discover a much larger open space to play in and explore. They were thoroughly enjoying their new outdoor habitat until it started to rain. They were not pleased with that new experience, and were not sure what to do, so we guided them back through their runways and inside. We were worried that the unexpected downpour might have dampened their enthusiasm for the outside world, but as soon as the rain let up, back out they went! And when another shower came along a couple of hours later, Volcano and Tripoli chose to stay outdoors and play in the rain.