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Golden Lion Tamarin
goldenliontamarinaaa Edition Date - 8/12/2005 Researched and written by the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo Education Volunteers Golden Lion Tamarin Photo courtesy of Megan Mullin Habitat • In the Wild: Golden lion tamarins inhabit the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil and in or near the ...
GOLDEN LION TAMARIN Scientific name - Leontopithecus rosalia
Golden lion tamarin species factsheet. © Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, July 2006, photograph credit: XXXX GOLDEN LION TAMARIN Scientific name - Leontopithecus rosalia Background Known as lion tamarins because of their fine mane of hair, these miniature monkeys have lost all but 2-5% of ...
EMPEROR TAMARIN Scientific name - Saguinus imperator
Emperor tamarin species factsheet. © Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, July 2006, photograph credit: James Morgan EMPEROR TAMARIN Scientific name - Saguinus imperator Background Known as emperor tamarins because of their fine white imperial-looking moustaches, numbers of these miniature ...
Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates - Marmosets and Tamarins, 2005
*Marmosets & Tamarins Introduct*on Nonhuman primates maintained in captivity have a valuable role in education and research. They are also occasionally used in entertainment.
Cotton Top Tamarin Nutrition chapter
Field Observations In the wild cotton-top tamarins have been observed feeding primarily on fruits and insects (Hampton et al., 1966; Neyman, 1978; Savage, 1990).
Golden Lion Tamarin
Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia Classification Class: Mammalia Order: Primate Family: Callitrichidae Genus: Leontopithecus Species: rosalia Sub-species: rosalia Distribution Golden lion tamarins are native to southeastern Brazil near Rio de Janeiro.
AZA - Golden Lion Tamarin Species Survival Plan
Range: Golden lion tamarins are currently found only in a small area of Brazil northeast of Rio de Janeiro. Habitat: Tamarins live in scattered remnants of the Atlantic coastal rainforest at elevations from sea level to 1000 meters (3000 feet).
COTTON TOPPED TAMARIN
• Cotton-top tamarins are also listed by CITES (Appendix I), an international agreement that restricts trade in wild animals and their parts. Threats to survival: Cotton-top tamarins, like many tropical forest animals, are threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation for agriculture, firewood ...
The Effect of the Captive Environment on Activity of Captive ...
In D. G. Kleiman &A. B. Rylands (Eds.), Lion tamarins: Biology and conservation (pp. 283-300). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institute. EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON ACTIVITY OF TAMARINS 275
Emperor Tamarin
Like most tamarins, this species has claws on all of its fingers and toes except the great toe, which has a nail. Emperor tamarins are active by day and are very graceful, friendly, and playful monkeys.
