RESOURCES

Education Resources

Proyecto Titi’s education team and our partners have developed a rich collection of activities, workbooks, and videos to help teachers introduce the fascinating world of cotton-top tamarins to their students. Designed especially for elementary school children, these materials blend art, science, and dance to make learning fun and meaningful. Most of the resources are available in Spanish, with English translations provided whenever possible.

Arts and Crafts

How to Make a Cotton-top Tamarin Mask

This mask can be used for students to have fun and dress up like a cotton-top tamarin or you can have students role play as a group of cotton-top tamarins living in the wild as a family.

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How to Draw a Cotton-top

Learn to draw a cotton-top.

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Learn the Cotton-top Dance!

This dance is easy to learn and fun too!

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Make a Cotton-top Tamarin Sock Puppet!

Learn how to make a cotton-top puppet.

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Learn About Cotton-top Tamarins

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Pasatitiempos Activity Booklet

Learn about the threats to cotton-top tamarins and forest survival. Download activity booklet:

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Puzzle of Animals Found in the Forest
CARTITILLA

CARTITILLA is Proyecto Tití’s hands-on environmental education program in rural Caribbean-region schools that teaches students to protect cotton-top tamarins and their forest habitat through engaging lessons and activities.

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Puzzle of Animals found in the Forest

Download and print.

Download Printable Puzzle
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What do Cotton-top Tamarins Like to Eat

Learn about the threats to cotton-top tamarins and forest survival.

Download Printable Board Game

Videos: Our Work In Action

BBC Seven Worlds One Planet

In this BBC Seven Worlds, One Planet feature, witness the charismatic cotton-top tamarins of Colombia’s tropical forests — from their playful social lives to the urgent conservation challenges they face in the wild.

Overview of Proyecto Titi

In this video from Proyecto Tití, discover how our integrated field research, forest conservation, community education, and sustainable-livelihood initiatives are helping protect critically endangered cotton-top tamarins and their tropical forest home.

Los Informantes: Mono tití cabeciblanco

This video provides an overview of Proyecto Tití’s comprehensive conservation program dedicated to protecting the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin. It highlights our integrated approach—combining forest protection and restoration, scientific research, and community engagement—to ensure a sustainable future for tamarins and the tropical dry forest they call home.

Videos: Explore and Learn

Introduction to Cotton-top Tamarins

Learn about how cotton-top tamarins live in families in the forest.

Cotton-top Tamarins in Crisis

Learn about the threats to cotton-top tamarins and forest survival.

How Many Cotton-top Tamarins are Left in the Wild?

Learn about how many cotton-top tamarins remain in the tropical forests of Colombia

Cotton-top Tamarins Share Similarities With People

Learn about how many similarities there are between people and cotton-top tamarins.

Do You Speak Monkey?

Watch the TEDEd video on cotton-top tamarin vocalizations

Songs and Music

Champetitiando Music

Create your own dance moves to Champetitiando!

Learn Champetitiando!

Learn the dance moves to Champetitiando