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Golden Lion Tamarin, photographed by Devra Kleiman in 1997. Kleiman's greatest success was with the golden lion tamarin, a small, reddish-orange monkey that inhabits Brazil's coastal forest. In the early 1970s she responded to an emergency alert from Brazilian biologist Adelmar Coimbra Filho , who reported that the tamarin population was down ...
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia; Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado [ˈmiku leˈɐ̃w do(w)ˈɾadu,-liˈɐ̃w-]), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. [5]
Black lion tamarin or golden-rumped lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysopygus (Mikan, 1823) São Paulo, Brazil: Size: black fur with a dark gold rump Habitat: Diet: EN Superagui lion tamarin or black-faced lion tamarin Leontopithecus caissara Lorini & Persson, 1990: southeastern Brazil: Size: Habitat: golden fur with black face, arms, and tails ...
Facts About Golden Lion Tamarins Golden Lion Tamarins are one of the smallest primate species on earth, weighing just 1.3 to 1.5 pounds and measuring around 8 to 10 inches in length, excluding ...
The Callitrichidae (also called Arctopitheci or Hapalidae) are a family of New World monkeys, including marmosets, tamarins, and lion tamarins. At times, this group of animals has been regarded as a subfamily, called the Callitrichinae , of the family Cebidae .
The golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species. It lives at heights of 3–10 metres (9.8–32.8 ft).
A giant panda eats bamboo in its enclosure during the opening ceremony in honor of the public debut of the giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...
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