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Leontopithecus rosalia
"The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Native to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species with an estimated wild population of approximately 1,500 individuals spread between 3 different locations along southeastern Brazil, and a captive population maintained at approximately 490 individuals among 150 zoos."
Captive at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia.
Spotted on Nov 6, 2010
Submitted on Nov 14, 2012
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Thanks for the comments and favorites, y'all!
I love tamarins! The Lion tamains are so colorful, but the cotton-top tamarin is my favorite :)
Beautiful monkey Liam, sorry to read that it is endangered...