Golden Lion Tamarind in the

WildMyriam Vargas

Table of Contents•Habitat •Food and

waterDaily behavior

Family structuresInteresting facts

Bibliography

Habitat

• Tropical forest• Forest of Brazil• Rain forests• Rio de Janeiro• Tree holes• Found in lowland forests• Live together

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Food and Water• Eat insects : spiders, snails, small lizards, crickets, frogs, mealworms

• They hunt in troops or in family• Hunt in night• Honey, milk, tree maple

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Daily Behavior

• Roam territory looking for food

• Climbing in trees

• Young play together

• Groom each other’s fur

• The dad tamarinds' carry the babies

• Always keep an eye out for predators

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Family structures• Most monkeys are ready to be mothers• The first several months the baby is under its care

of its father• Young spends more time with its mother

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Interesting facts• Two babies at a time

• Lion tamarinds don’t roar

• Live from 10 to 50 years

• They cheep, whine, cluck

• Long flowing golden yellow hair

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Bibliography

Martin fink Monkeys of central and south America New York Children's press

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