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Golden Lion Tamarin Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Callitrichidae Genus: Leontopithecus Scientific Name: Leontopithecus Rosalia Appearance: The Golden Lion Tamarin has golden coloured hair and a thick bushy lion-like mane on top of head. The Golden Lion Tamarin’s tail is not prehensile (the tail can’t grip onto branches). They are about 20cm big and they weigh around 550g-700g. Movement: Golden Lion Tamarins can run up to the speed of 40km/hr. Golden lion tamarins move in a variety of ways. They often leap from tree to tree. When they travel they usually walk on all four appendages. In trees, they leap vertically from one level to the next. Habitat: Golden Lion Tamarins live in the heavy populated coastal region of Brazil, where less than 2 percent of the low land forests remain. They are critically endangered because of the lack of habitat and only 1500 remain. Most of the monkeys are in zoos. Diet: Golden Lion Tamarins eat fruit, flowers, nectar, snails, spiders, insects, such as crickets, small mammals, and small reptiles but they favour fruit. They are classified as omnivores (are herbivores and carnivores). They also search for food in clumps of dead leaves, in fresh leaves, along branches, and in holes and crevices in branches and tree trunks. When they forage (look for food), they usually squat, moving the food around with their long hands. Facts: Some people call the Golden Lion Tamarins ‘Lion Monkeys’ because of its lion-like mane. Other people call them ‘Squirrel Monkeys’ because of their small size. Wild Golden Lion Tamarins spend almost a third of their day travelling, almost half foraging and eating, nearly 20 percent resting, the remainder of the day is spent on socializing and defending their territory. Their predators are hawks, wild cats, snakes and rats which is why the monkeys live in troops. Their lifespan is 8-15 years. By Tom