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golden lion tamarin
noun
: a tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) that has a reddish-gold coat and mane and occurs in remnants of tropical forest in southeastern Brazil
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Harley has the golden-orange coat and fluffy mane characteristic of golden lion tamarins, which are native to the Atlantic coastal regions of southeastern Brazil.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo staff said Wednesday that they are saddened by the death a female golden lion tamarin named Cricket.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time since efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey reveals.
—Christina Larson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
In July, the anti-poaching nonprofit Freeland Brazil reported that Suriname’s forest service had seized seven golden lion tamarins and 29 endangered Lear’s macaws believed to have been trafficked from Brazil for sale in Europe.
—Christina Larson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
In July, the anti-poaching nonprofit Freeland Brazil reported that Suriname's forest service had seized seven golden lion tamarins and 29 endangered Lear's macaws believed to have been trafficked from Brazil for sale in Europe.
—Christina Larson The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
Two and a half years ago, biologists in Brazil began to vaccinate golden lion tamarins against yellow fever.
—Christina Larson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
In Brazil, scientists are currently vaccinating wild golden lion tamarins against yellow fever.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2023
That year, several deaths brought the monkey colony down to 48 before a golden lion tamarin gave birth to twins, hitting the magic 50 number.
—Gabriel San Románstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo staff said Wednesday that they are saddened by the death a female golden lion tamarin named Cricket.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time since efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey reveals.
—Christina Larson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
In July, the anti-poaching nonprofit Freeland Brazil reported that Suriname’s forest service had seized seven golden lion tamarins and 29 endangered Lear’s macaws believed to have been trafficked from Brazil for sale in Europe.
—Christina Larson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
In July, the anti-poaching nonprofit Freeland Brazil reported that Suriname's forest service had seized seven golden lion tamarins and 29 endangered Lear's macaws believed to have been trafficked from Brazil for sale in Europe.
—Christina Larson The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
Two and a half years ago, biologists in Brazil began to vaccinate golden lion tamarins against yellow fever.
—Christina Larson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
In Brazil, scientists are currently vaccinating wild golden lion tamarins against yellow fever.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2023
That year, several deaths brought the monkey colony down to 48 before a golden lion tamarin gave birth to twins, hitting the magic 50 number.
—Gabriel San Románstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
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“Golden lion tamarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20lion%20tamarin. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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