Post on 31-Mar-2015
Golden Lion Tamarin Adventure
By Antonio
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Table of ContentsHabitat
Food and Water
Daily Behavior
Family Structures
Interesti ng FactsBibliography
Food and Water Eat:
fruit Insects Spiders Snails small lizards bird eggs frogs flowers Nectar vertebrates Drink milk and water Most water from juicy leaves Move through trees to get food Have long hands and fingers to get food Stealthy hunters because of lightweight They jump from tree to tree to hunt omnivores Home
Habitat
Lives in northeast Brazil, Rio De Janerio
Tropical humid forest
lowland forest
swampy forest
secondary forest
tropical rain forests
Areas with heavy vine and tree holes
Micro habitats
Atlantic coast to Sierra de Mar
South eastern coast of Brazil
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Daily Behavior
In the day they eatNeighboring group meets face off, call loudly chasing each otherTerritorial is 100 acres12-14 individual is called a troop 5-6 childrenClimb trees A male is the leader of the troopGroom each others furPlay togetherPretend fightMale take care of babiesAlways keep in sight for foxes, coyotes, bobcats
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Family StructureHave one baby at a time
Older monkeys babysit the young
Babies first months stay with the male
They sleep together
Male raises young
The mothers feed the young
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Interesting Facts
Rarely any tamarins in the world
Live in herds
Some can weigh more than 100 pounds
Some live for more than forty years
Other monkeys live in swamps
Squirrel sized monkeys
Can grip well
2 babies at a time
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BibliographyMcDaniel, Melissa. Monkeys. New York; Benchmark Books, 2004.
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