Golden Lion Tamarin
by Lisa Wooten
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Golden Lion Tamarin
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Lisa Wooten
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The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish orange pelage and the extra long hairs around the face and ears which give it a distinctive mane.[6] Its face is dark and hairless. It is believed that the tamarin gets its hair color from sunlight and carotenoids in its food.[7] The golden lion tamarin is the largest of the callitrichines. It is typically around 261 mm (10.3 in) and weighs around 620 g (1.37 lb). There is almost no size difference between males and females. As with all New World monkeys, the golden lion tamarin has tegulae, which are claw-like nails, instead of ungulae or flat nails found in all other primates, including humans.[8] Tegulae enable tamarins to cling to the sides of tree trunks. It may also move quadrupedally along the small branches, whether through walking, running, leaping or bounding.[9] This gives it a locomotion more similar to squirrels than primates. Wikipedia
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