Golden Lion Tamarin
scientific name
Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia
size/weight/height
Head Body Length: 13.4 -15.75"
Tail Length: 10.25 - 15"
Weight: 22-25 oz
adaptations/coloration
Color: entirely golden " face bare
Coat: long hairs of crown, cheeks & sides of neck form upright mane
Face: bare
behavior
Group: live in small family groups
Movement: travel restricted to foraging " rarely wanders more than a mile from sleeping area
reproduction/lifespan
Lifespan: up to 15 years in captivity
Mating: monogamous
Gestation: 126-128 days
Birth: single or non-identical twins common
Parenting: males play major role in raising young " young go back to mother to nurse then return to dad (true of all marmoset & tamarins)
diet
Wild: flowers, fruit, frogs, lizards, nectar, insects, plant sap & snails
Zoo: Marmoset Diet, bananas, eggs, grapes & oranges
habitat/range
remnant forest patches of Atlantic lowland " eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
status
endangered " CITES App I " due to severe habitat destruction (logging, farming, road building & urbanization) " SSP " TAG
note
The Oregon Zoo participates in the Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program, an international effort to preserve golden lion tamarins and their habitat in Brazil. For the past three summers, the Oregon Zoo has released a pair into the trees at Elephant Overlook, where they have the opportunity to learn skills that we hope will help them survive in the wild. They wear radio collars and are monitored every day by volunteers
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