Definition of golden lion tamarin
: 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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Harpt placed bits of banana in the gift boxes for the ruffed lemur and the golden lion tamarins.
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True to form, the golden lion tamarins — mom Levi, dad Basil and three children — made a beeline for their gift box, gathering around it to pull out banana bits and then tipping the box over and playing with it.
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1957
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