Origin
The Golden Lion Tamarin, also known as the Golden marmoset, belongs to the family Callitrichidae.
Native to the forests of Brazil, this species is endangered, with a population of about 1000 in the wild and 500 in captivity.
Feeding The Tamarin Monkey
Most tamarins are located in a protected area of Rio de Janeiro forest. Their habitat has been destroyed by logging and agriculture, this has led in time to the isolation of specimens and may even lead to extinction.
The tree canopy is an important source of food for them. Being small and light they can climb and move to the top with ease.
Tamarins are omnivorous animals. Enjoy the rainwater. They eat insects, small animals, sometimes also tree bark. Fruits are also sought after by consuming more than 160 types of fruit.
Appearance Tamarin Monkey
As can be deduced from the name, the Tamarin lion has hair color from Orange to reddish golden. The hair is long, darker around the face, forming a mane on the top of the head, on the cheeks and neck.
Thin limbs end with long and sharp claws adapted to living in trees. Although quite long, the tail is not used for locomotion, still it and the palms and soles can be black in color.
The body is 335mm long and the tail is 400. Males reach a weight of 700 grams, and a female reaches only 550 grams.
The main predators of tamarin are wild cats and snakes.
As you can see, there are also tamarins that do not have a reddish gold color. There are several types of tamarin. We will detail this in the near future.
Tamarin Monkey Behavior
They are usually diurnal and arboreal. They spend most of their time in the trees running and jumping quickly from tree to tree.
Tamarins live in groups of up to 40 members to which one or more Families Belong. The most common groups have between 3 and 9 members.
The males help the females by carrying the Cubs on their backs and bring them to the females for needs.
Breeding Tamarin Monkey
The Golden Lion Tamarin is a diurnal animal that lives in trees that form small groups patrolling the territory on an area of 400,000 square meters. Fighting between groups is avoided by marking territory and certain rituals.
At night tamarins sleep in abandoned nests or in tree hollows. The males are the ones who mainly take care of the daily responsibilities, while the females take care of the infants and the little ones by transporting them.
The young are well cared for until adolescence, where, unlike other monkeys both males and females leave the group. Their survival rate is low, with less than a quarter successfully managing to integrate into a group or find unoccupied territory.
They reach maturity at 56-75 days. Mating season takes place from September to March. Gestation lasts 216-136 days. less of the chicks survive the first year, and those who do live about 8 years.
The oldest tamarin died in 1999 at the San Antonio Zoo at the age of 31.
