Once down to just 200 individuals in the wild, it is now thriving. Conservationists celebrate remarkable comeback of adorable species that neared extinction: 'I was thrilled and relieved' first ...

Lion tamarins take their name from their impressive manes—thick rings of hair reminiscent of Africa's great cats. The golden lion tamarin may be the most beautiful of the four lion tamarin species.

Join a world-class effort to save tamarins from the brink of extinction in Brazil’s most critically important forest. Seeing a family of golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) in the mystical ...

Fitted with radio collars and tracked by volunteers, this family of golden lion tamarins roams free on the grounds of the National Zoo. A Final Takeoff The Incredible Flying Car of the 1950s The ...

Golden lion tamarins have evolved a clever way to keep their population size steady in the face of predation. They almost always give birth to twins. A Final Takeoff The Corning Museum of Glass ...

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.

10% of their diet is prey including insects and frogs. Only 6,000 golden headed lion tamarins remain in the wild. Their decline is a result of severe habitat loss and climate change that decreases ...