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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