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.

10% of their diet is prey including insects and frogs. Only 6,000 golden headed lion tamarins remain in the wild. Their decline is a result of severe habitat loss and climate change that decreases ...

Join a world-class effort to save tamarins from the brink of extinction in Brazil’s most critically important forest. Seeing a family of golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) in the mystical ...

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.

A group of golden lion tamarins are seen in a tree during an observation tour at a private partner property of the golden lion tamarin ecological park in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim ...

On Thursday, March 7, The Beardsley Zoo, located in the Fairfield County city of Bridgeport, announced the death of Cricket, a 6-year-old golden lion tamarin. Acc… Daily Voice Hartford County CT ...