Now I want a golden lion tamarin for a pet.

The golden lion tamarin is active for a maximum of 12 hours daily.

The black lion tamarin population almost always produce a 60:40 male to female ratio.

A young lion tamarin rides on its father's back.

The black-faced lion tamarin lives in extended family groups with 2-8 members.

The golden lion tamarin is the largest of the callitrichines.

It isn't evolution that's driving the golden lion tamarin to extinction.

This golden lion tamarin, which lives in cooler, coastal forests has long hair around its face.

The state's tropical coast and river areas are the only remaining habitat of the golden lion tamarin.

The black lion tamarin is also the most endangered from its genus, with the total number of individuals estimated to be around 1000.

Golden lion tamarin groups exhibit cooperative rearing of the infants.

These predatory attacks occur at the golden lion tamarin sleeping sites.

The golden lion tamarin has a very limited distribution range, as over time they've lost all but 2-5% of their original habitat in Brazil.

In 2005, enough data was collected to create the first conservation action plan for the black-faced lion tamarin and its habitat.

The diet of the black lion tamarin is seasonal and varies with the habitats it moves through.

The Siberian tiger, red wolf and golden lion tamarin are its current survival plan animals.

Locally, the project has become so popular that about 40 local farmers have signed up to have golden lion tamarin families on their land.

It is known locally as a "black-face" or black-faced lion tamarin.

Conservation efforts for the golden lion tamarin have been underway for 30 years, yet it is still endangered.

The rarest rainforest animal is the golden lion tamarin, with less than 250 specimens left in the world.

Within Leontopithecus, the black lion tamarin is the largest in size and has the lowest-pitched calls, using longer notes than other species.

The zoo announced last Monday that two female golden lion tamarin monkeys were born on May 5.

In an attempt to curb the golden lion tamarin's precipitous decline, several conservation programs have been undertaken.

In addition to seasonal variation, the black lion tamarin exhibits daily and monthly cycles of food preferences.

The golden lion tamarin tends to be active earlier and retire later in the warmer, wetter times of the years as the days are longer.