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Golden lion tamarind

Leontopithecus rosalia

The golden lion tamarind is the largest of the tamarinds. Native to South America, it is diurnal, arboreal and lives in groups of 5 to 6 multi-male, multi-female individuals. It feeds on insects and fruit, which it searches for in plants or on the ground, as well as spiders and frogs. This small primate is managed as part of an European breeding program.

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