The golden lion tamarin may be the most beautiful of the four lion tamarin species. Its abundant golden hair frames a charismatic black face and covers its small body and tail. Despite their name ...

CHICAGO - Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed two new primate residents, emperor tamarins Sal and Feta. The monkeys have settled into ...

Eight-year-old male Sal and 4-year-old female Feta will hopefully reproduce once they’re fully acquainted with each other, ...

Golden lion tamarins went from a little-known and under-studied primate to a national symbol in Brazil, featured on a postage stamp and on the R$20 bill. This course focuses on multi-faceted species ...

the number of golden lion tamarin monkeys has rebounded from as little as 200 individuals. With fewer than 5,000 monkeys, it's still considered an endangered species. In Brazil, the animal became ...

Called cotton-top tamarins due to the striking ... Union of Conservation and Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of the world’s most threatened species. It is estimated that just 2,000 remain in the ...

The cotton-top tamarin twins were born at the Brevard Zoo. Two new additions to the matriarch, Luna, overnight on January 2.

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, when food becomes scarce a lion tamarin family travels to the edge of their world to find a land of plenty. Journey distance: 5 miles Destination: A cabruca - a ...

Why you should care The zoo hopes the two will reproduce once they’re fully acquainted with each other and grow the emperor tamarin population. While they’re listed as a species of "least ...