The region's top safari park need help naming their newest (and smallest) inhabitants - three mini monkeys.

With the weather warming up, Bewdley's West Midlands Safari Park's new pygmy marmosets have taken their first steps into their new outdoor environment.

The six tiny monkeys ventured outdoors last Friday under the watchful eyes of their keepers.

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The park is now inviting guests to suggest names for the three unnamed marmosets on its social media channels.

Head keeper, Amy Sewell, said: "We were thrilled to have welcomed a new species to the park last year, especially as we had never housed pygymy marmosets in our 51-year history.

"These tiny mammals are the smallest monkey to be found in the world.

"Due to this fact, they have been hunted for the pet trade and mixed with habitat destruction, it is thought that the wild population has been declining.

"This species is now classed as ‘vulnerable’ in the wild."

The marmosets, weighing approximately 120-130g each, arrived in October from the park's sister attraction, Drayton Manor Resort.

The petite primates, small enough to cling to a human finger, have earned the nickname 'finger monkey', making them a target for the exotic pet trade.

Pygmy marmosets are native to the Amazon Basin forests in South America.

Over the span of three generations, deforestation and hunting have caused the marmosets’ wild populations to shrink by 30 per cent.

They largely rely on trees for shelter and nourishment, gnawing holes in the bark to feed on gum and sap, which constitute over half of their diet.

By inviting guests to name the unnamed marmosets, the keepers hope to educate the public on the threats the animals face in the wild.

Visitors can see the marmosets in the Safari Walk area of the park, named Marmoset Mischief, included in the admission charge.