golden lion tamarin
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Golden Lion Tamarin Matt Reilly Golden Lion Tamarin • The Golden Lion Tamarin is a species of primates in Brazil's Atlantic forest that is critically endangered. • Leontopithecus rosalia is the scientific name. Location • The Golden Lion Tamarin is located along in the Atlantic forest of brazil scattered along the Atlantic cost line. • The ecosystem that they live in is the lowland Atlantic Forest. • The closest living relative are the apes and other primatesTRANSCRIPT
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Golden Lion Tamarin
Matt Reilly
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Golden Lion Tamarin
• The Golden Lion Tamarin is a species of primates in Brazil's Atlantic forest that is critically endangered.
• Leontopithecus rosalia is the scientific name.
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Location• The Golden Lion Tamarin is located
along in the Atlantic forest of brazil scattered along the Atlantic cost line.
• The ecosystem that they live in is the lowland Atlantic Forest.
• The closest living relative are the apes and other primates
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Habitat• They live in a biodiversity hot-spot
called the Atlantic Forest.• The Atlantic forest is wet and has a
high density of fruit and animal foods.• It is the perfect habitat for them but
unfortunately their habitat is getting destroyed.
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Diet• The Golden Lion Tamarins are
omnivorous, feeding on fruits, gum, nectar, insects, and other small animals
• Fruit makes up 80 % of their diet.• Their hands, fingers, and claws are
long and thin allowing them to reach their pray.
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Reproductive Cycle• They mature at 18 months old.• Their Gestation Period is 125 - 132
days. • They usually give birth from September
- March. • There is 1 or sometimes 2 litters/year,
usually consisting of twins. In the Poço das Antas Reserve 78 % of golden lion Tamarin litters are twins.
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Role• The Golden Lion Tamarin spends
almost all of its time in the trees, where it feeds primarily on fruit and insects.
• If removed the population of the insects will grow unchallenged and the insects will eat the trees.
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Endangered• The Golden Lion Tamarin is
endangered because of habitat destruction.
• Their land is needed for farming.
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Effect• If they go extinct the predators will not
have as much pray.• The lower insects will over populate.• The Golden Lion Tamarin is very
important to the food chain.