Transcript Golden Lion Tamarin - Smallest of the Primates

The Golden Lion Tamarin
The Smallest of the Primates
By: SS
INTRODUCTION
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name is golden lion Tamarin
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scientific name leontopithecus rosalia
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species is the primate family
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as big as a squirrel
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fur covers whole body except its face
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fur color is bright orange
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1 foot tall not including tail
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tails can be up to 17 inches long
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are in endangered
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they are endangered because of the
rainforest disappearing
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they live up to 8 years in captivity
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they live up to 15 years in the wild
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the oldest Tamarin lived to be 31 years
old
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it is in the primate and mammal family
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HABITAT
lives in rainforests of south
America
rainforest is disappearing
they prefer dense, primary
rainforests
Lives near to Rio de Janeiro
Europeans cut down almost all
rainforests were tamarins live
now rainforests are spotted
around South America with
barley any left
CLIMATE
rains a lot
 is very humid
 20% of earths oxygen
comes from the
Amazon
 9 feet of rain every
year
 is in the tropics
 72- 93F
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LANDFORMS IN THERE
HABITAT
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There are many mountains
Amazon Basin is near Rio de Janeiro
lowland forests
below 300 meters above sea level
hilltop forests
hillside forests
large gaps in tree growth
tall trees
swamp forests common
lots of vegetation
FOOD
is a omnivore
Plants they eat:
fruits,seeds,nuts
o Animals they eat: insects,
spiders, bird eggs, small
lizards, small snakes and
small tree frogs
o eat ticks and tick eggs
from each others fur
o eats sap and gum from
trees
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Predator and Prey
Prey to:
predator to:
Owls
Jungle cats
Wild dogs
Snakes
Hawks and eagles
Humans are there biggest predator
insects
spiders
birds eggs
small lizards
small snakes
BEHAVIOR
roam territory for
food
 territories are
marked by scent
glands in chest and
gentle areas
 lives in groups of 2
to 11
 lives in trees away
from predators
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Behavior Adaptations
eats ticks, bugs,
and tick eggs
from each others
fur for food
 sleeps in holes
in trees to avoid
predators
 Roam territory
for food during
day
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Reproduction
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both mother and father
care for young
The father carries young
on there back
Mothers nurse every 2
or 3 hours
Feed milk to young
When young are 6
months old they start to
care for themselves
Physical Adaptations
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Uses claws to peel
fruits and find insects
in trees
The tail helps them
keep their balance
nimble fingers help
get bugs out of trees
they are
monomorphic
PHYSIOLOGICAL
ADAPTATIONS
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strong muscles in legs
to jump from branch to
branch
makes scent in scent
glands to mark
territory
put upper incisors in
trees to make holes so
sap and gum seep out
lick droplets of gum
with tongues
FUN FACTS
Born in zoos
and are taught
to live in the
wild
 Portuguese
name mico
leao dourado
 Group name
troop
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