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Golden lion Tamarins

Zoo-born Tamarins are still translocated occasionally to reinforce some wild populations. Protection of the forest corridor that the Tamarins rely on for surviv...
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Zoo-born Tamarins are still translocated occasionally to reinforce some wild populations. Protection of the forest corridor that the Tamarins rely on for survival.

Without the translocation of zoo-born Tamarins, Golden Lion Tamarins might be extinct in the wild today.

These tiny Monkeys travel through the forests in small family groups, feeding on fruit, nectar, tree gum, and small animals.

Golden Lion Tamarins weigh only one to two pounds as adults. At birth, babies weight about 8-10% of their mothers’ body weight. They are listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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