Lion tamarins take their name from their impressive manes—thick rings of hair reminiscent of Africa's great cats. The golden lion tamarin may be the most beautiful of the four lion tamarin species.

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, when food becomes scarce a lion tamarin family travels to the ... prey including insects and frogs. Only 6,000 golden headed lion tamarins remain in the wild.

Government and non-governmental organizations worked together to reintroduce golden lion tamarins to the wild and to begin a large-scale reforestation effort to increase the area and connectivity of ...

The Atlantic Forest has been decimated by deforestation over centuries, but thanks to international efforts, the number of golden lion tamarin monkeys has rebounded from as little as 200 individuals.

Two golden lion tamarin twins and a critically endangered gentle lemur are among the latest newborns at the central London ...