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Emperor tamarins have many adaptations that allow them to live in their Habitat. There vision allows them to see in two colors watch helps them pick good fruits and foods. They are small monkeys that have small ears and a thick coat of fur with a large orange tail. They eat mainly fruits, insects and plants. Emperor tamarins sit in low branches for shade. Over the last 1000 years glaciers have melted due to 4.24 degree raise in heat. Animals had to change how they lived including emperor tamarins. Claw monkeys have sharp claws to swing on branches and to gather food like fruits. They have large ears and a big brown orange tail. Because their ears grew, their head shrunk. They now sit on high branches to stay away and dry from the water over night.They also have much thinner fur.