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 ...

A group of golden lion tamarins are seen in a tree during an observation tour at a private partner property of the golden lion tamarin ecological park in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim ...

Zookeepers have welcomed the arrival of twin golden lion tamarins. The infants, born at Bristol Zoo Gardens last weekend, are living with their mum Missy, dad Dourado and older siblings Manchego ...

Missy, a golden lion tamarin, a species once listed as critically endangered, has given birth to a pair of babies. The zoo is part of Wild Planet Trust, a conservation organisation that works to ...

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 ...