$4,500 Pet Thumb Monkeys Are All The Rage In China

By Muk Khatri in Nature On 21st February 2016

Leave it to China to come up with the next zany trend, and this one may be cuter than any that came before it!

#1 It's the Year of the Monkey in China!

No kidding, and the new hot pet in the world's most populace country is more than fitting for this calendar year.

As you can see, it is the perfect pet to stick in your pocket and go.

That's right, the world's smallwest! It comes in at a size smaller than the average hamster.

It has a body size that ranges from 5.5 to 6.3 inches.

This is part of the reason they are considered an exotic pet that can run upwards of $4,500.

They are an endangered species but be honest, you want the hell out of one of those pygmy marmosets.

All you have to do is fly to China and illegally buy one! Or venture into a Western Amazonian rainforest and capture one yourself, it's up to you.