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"Mystery of the Mini Monkey Models" is the 7th episode of Season 6 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 141st episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 7, 2019.


Synopsis[]

The Wild Kratts team searches the Amazon for a strange group of mini monkeys, called tamarins and marmosets, that have elaborate hairstyles and colors. They try to understand what these hairstyles and colors are used for. But Donita and Dabio have other ideas, and begin to capture these exotic monkeys, even kidnapping Martin, to try out these hairstyles on him.

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Characters[]

Animals[]

Animation[]

Note: Featured animals are in bold.

Live Action Images[]

Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Trivia[]

  • This is their 4th monkey adventure and the first primate adventure of Season 6.
  • This is Donita's first appearance of Season 6.
  • This is the first time we see Martin with facial hair or being partially shaved on the head.
  • As everyone is about to head out and search for the mini monkeys, Chris says "Alright, let's solve this mystery gang." This is a reference to Fred's quote from Scooby-Doo.
  • Dabio is shown to be playing Pong on Donita's tablet.
  • When Aviva called Chris on his Creature Pod, she was shown to be inside the Tortuga despite being in the rainforest at the time. When she called Martin a few minutes later, she correctly was shown to be in the rainforest.

Key Facts and Creature Moments[]

  • Mini monkeys include both tamarins and marmosets, and are found in Central and South American rainforests.
  • Mini monkeys have claw-like nails and move around trees a lot like squirrels.
  • The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey, about the size of a hamster.
  • Pygmy marmosets like to chew holes in trees to drink tree sap, and will eat insects too.
  • One theory as to why all mini monkeys have different hairstyles and colors is for interspecific recognition.
  • Mini monkeys of different species will feed together to spot predators more easily.
  • Both male and female emperor tamarins have long moustaches.
  • Emperor tamarins normally give birth to twins.
  • Emperor tamarins and saddleback tamarins feeding together.
  • A pygmy marmoset biting through tree bark to drink tree sap.
  • A saddleback tamarin raiding a pygmy marmoset's sap hole.
Wild Kratts episodes
Seasons: 1234567
Season 1

"Mom of a Croc" • "Whale of a Squid" • "Aardvark Town" • "Flight of the Draco" • "Mystery of the Squirmy Wormy" • "Platypus Cafe" • "Polar Bears Don't Dance" • "Build It Beaver" • "Voyage of the Butterflier XT" • "Honey Seekers" • "Bass Class" • "Fireflies" • "Mystery of the Weird Looking Walrus" • "Tazzy Chris" • "Octopus Wildkratticus" • "Walk on the Wetside" • "Elephant in the Room" • "Let the Rhinos Roll!" • "Kickin' It With the Roos" • "The Blue and the Gray" • "Falcon City" • "Koala Balloon" • "Cheetah Racer" • "Kerhonk" • "Mimic" • "Caracal-Minton" • "Zig-Zagged" • "A Huge Orange Problem" • "Seasquatch" • "The Food Chain Game" • "Masked Bandits" • "Flight of the Pollinators" • "The Gecko Effect" • "Little Howler" • "Quillber's Birthday Present" • "A Bat in the Brownies" • "Stuck on Sharks" • "Birds of a Feather" • "Googly Eye: The Night Guru" • "Raptor Round Up"

Season 7

"Outfoxed" • "Clever the Raven" • "Owl Odyssey" • "Race to Goat Mountain" • "Backpack the Camel" • "No Name Dream" • "A Fish Out of Water" • "Our Blue and Green World" • "Bumblezzzz" • TBA • "Salamander Streaming" • "Chimpanzee And Me" • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA

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