Golden Lion Tamarind in the
WildMyriam Vargas
Table of Contents•Habitat •Food and
waterDaily behavior
Family structuresInteresting facts
Bibliography
Habitat
• Tropical forest• Forest of Brazil• Rain forests• Rio de Janeiro• Tree holes• Found in lowland forests• Live together
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Food and Water• Eat insects : spiders, snails, small lizards, crickets, frogs, mealworms
• They hunt in troops or in family• Hunt in night• Honey, milk, tree maple
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Daily Behavior
• Roam territory looking for food
• Climbing in trees
• Young play together
• Groom each other’s fur
• The dad tamarinds' carry the babies
• Always keep an eye out for predators
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Family structures• Most monkeys are ready to be mothers• The first several months the baby is under its care
of its father• Young spends more time with its mother
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Interesting facts• Two babies at a time
• Lion tamarinds don’t roar
• Live from 10 to 50 years
• They cheep, whine, cluck
• Long flowing golden yellow hair
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Bibliography
Martin fink Monkeys of central and south America New York Children's press
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