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 ...

Jackfruit is 5 times bigger than a lion tamarin and there’s ... 10% of their diet is prey including insects and frogs. Only 6,000 golden headed lion tamarins remain in the wild.

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.

Usually, they give birth annually to twins, which all family members help to raise by bringing them food and carrying ... U.S.-based nonprofit Save the Golden Lion Tamarin. The new population ...