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media type="custom" key="21173554" __**The Information on the Golden Lion Tamarin**__

__** Classification: **__ Kingdom:Animalia. Phylum:Chordata. Family:Callitrichidae. Class:Mammalia.

__** Young: **__ When the mothers give birth they give birth (commonly) to twins and even triplets, quadruplets. When the infant reaches its fifth week alive, it spends time away from the mother and starts to develop skills. At the period of fourteen months the infants are now sub adults.

__** Size: **__ The average size for an adult tamarin is about 50cms (including tail). The infants have a size of about 30cms. Their weight consists of 500 to 600 grams so they are fairly light compared to an average monkey. this is a small monkey but can be very long because of its tail. these tails are at least 20cms on an adult.


 * __ Breeding and Males and Females: __** The mating system of the golden lion tamarin is largely monogamous(Meaning only marry once). When there are two adult males in a group only one of them will mate with the female. There are cases of a male mating with two females, usually a mother and daughter. Reproduction is seasonal and depends on rainfall. Mating is at its highest at the end of the rainy season between late March to mid-June and births peak during the September–February rains. Females are sexually mature between of 15–20 months but it isn't until they are 30 months old when they can reproduce. Only dominant females can reproduce and will suppress the reproduction of the other females in the group. Males may reach puberty by 28 months.Most young tamarins don’t get the chance to mate because of the dominate males and females. There is almost no size difference between the male and female. The female is slightly bigger. The tail is the biggest part of the monkey and is up to 60% their whole body length. The females have longer tails for supporting the babies on their backs.


 * __ Habitat: __** The tamarins habitat is limited, as they have already lost 2-5% of their natural habitat in Brazil. Now these days the Golden lion Tamarin is confined to three areas of rainforest. these places are: Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, Fazenda União Biological Reserve and private land through the Reintroduction Program for the tamarins. The first population estimate made in 1972 approximated the count at between 400 and 500. By 1981 the population was reduced to less than 200. That's nearly over half the population in Brazil! Surveys from 1995 suggest that there may only be 400 Golden Lion Tamarins left in the wild. The Golden Lion Tamarin is now an endangered species.

varieties of food, such as the fruit of the rainforest and very small birds.
 * __ Feeding: __** The Golden Lion Tamarin mostly eats insects and spiders, also soft fruits. It's favourite anthropod to eat is a cricket. These Tamarins are diurnal hunters, and since they are Omnivore's they eat other


 * __ Conclusion: __** I enjoyed researching this animal because it is endangered species. This species of Tamarins (Golden Lion) are very interesting because they are hunted for their fur and manes and that is horrible and to see why they are endangered is interesting The Tamarins are a species of monkey, and personally I think monkeys are epic and awesome.

__** Fun Facts About Golden Lion Tamarins: **__ 1) GLT's are one of four species of lion tamarin and are native and endangered in Brazil 2) The native range of GLTs is heavily populated, and habitat fragmentation has been the driver behind their endangered status. 3) Zoos have been breeding GLTs in captivity since the 1960s. 4) About 40 percent of GLTs die before their first birthday. 5) GLTs that survive past age one will live about eight years, on average. The longest-lived GLT made it to age 31. 6) The main predators of GLTs are cats, raptors and large snakes. 7) When a GLT in the wild spots a predator, it will give an alarm call. That call seems to be “hard wired” into GLTs; captive-bred animals will also alarm call if they spot a bird overhead.

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