Golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) are a species of
small monkey, weighing about 1.5 pounds and measuring about 25 inches
long from their head to tip of their tail. They received their common
name from their impressive reddish-gold mane(feather). They also have
long tails which they use to grab branches to move through the trees and
The long slender fingers on their hands to help them getting insects
and small vertebrates to eat easier.
The golden lion tamarin monkey lives in the tropical rainforest
of brazil. There are many plants like the Venus fly trap and there are
many animals like monkeys. They live with other families in family group
with an average of 6 animals.
This Leontopithecus rosalia are diurnal (which mean active
during the daytime hours), spending most of their time in the trees.
The adults are the first out of the holes in the morning and the last to
enter at night, so that providing protection to the young. This animal
is monomorphic that means the females and males look the same.
The golden lion tamarin are one of the world’s most endangered
species. Because they have been captured for sale as pets in nearby
cities and than their habitat has been almost completely developed for
plantations and housing. Their silky and pretty skin is worth $20.000 at
the black market. (The scientists have determined that a population of
2,000 tamarins living in the wild in 25,000 hectares of protected and
connected forest is needed).
The solutions is stop cutting trees and forests down that
include golden lion tamarin’s environment and take care of them by
providing food, space, protection from predators and any other basic.
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