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Endangered Species Research and Source Document Tamarin4

Questions:

1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics?

Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?) • The lion tamarin lives in the tropical forest of eastern Brazil. • In general, tamarins live in tropical rain forests in Central and South America. • The red-handed tamarin lives in the Amazon. No, the tamarin does not migrate.

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal. • There are 14 types of tamarins. Including the lion tamarin, emperor tamarin, red-handed tamarin, cotton-top tamarin, mulhouse tamarin, black lion tamarin, etc. Over ten types of tamarins live in the Amazon. Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal • Grow up to 12 inches/ 31 centimeters. Not including their tails. • Their tails can be 17 inches/ 44 centimeters. • They can weigh up to 2 lbs. • Very multicolored. • Some species have long hair and mustaches. • belongs to genera Leontopithecus and Saguinus • its family is callitrichidae • the golden lion tamarins’ scientific name is: Leontopithecus rosalia • they feed on insects, fruits, and any animal that is smaller than them • females usually give birth to twins • 50% infants die during first year of life 2. Where and why is your animal endangered?

Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) • The lion tamarin lives in eastern Brazil and it is almost extinct, because of the growth of cities.

Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered • Lion tamarins are endangered because of the growth of urban areas, which destroy their habitats. • The cutting of trees, for lumber and charcoal, to build plantations for cattle, farms, pastures and development.

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment 1. Pollution 2. The cutting of trees.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Atlanta Zoo, Smithsonian National Zoo Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. • Zoo Atlanta • Bergen County Zoo 4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? Not cutting as much trees and forests down. Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) Smithsonian National Zoo,

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation • Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program • SGLT (Save the Golden Lion Tamarins) –USA group Dr. James Dietz of University of Maryland Great Ape Trust of Iowa Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population


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 * [[image:756498711_a13cfe02dd_m.jpg caption="An adorable little Tamarin, with brightly colored hair."]]

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Bibliography (All Resources Used)** Sources: Be sure to include pictures, videos, books, databases, and online sites

§  The World Book Encyclopedia. Editor is the Scott Fetzer Company. http://www.greatapetrust.org/save/conservation2007/golden-lion-tamarins/golden-lion.php by Great Ape Trust of Iowa http://www.biology.umd.edu/faculty/jdietz/index.html by James Dietz
 * www.flickr.com
 * Zooatlanta.org. by Atlanta Fulton county zoo.
 * www.junglephotos.com [|© Jungle Photos 2000-2007]
 * [|http://school.eb.com/all/search?query=tamarin&x=0&y=0 . Encyclopedia
 * Britannica Online School Edition.
 * [|http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar545930&st=tamarin. . World Book
 * [|http://www.savetheliontamarin.org/. by SGLT
 * [|http://www.thebigzoo.com/animals/Red-handed_Tamarin.asp?tour=5. The BIG Zoo
 * [|http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/leonrosa.htm. by Paul Massicot
 * [|http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/GLTProgram/Learn/ by Smithsonian zoo.