Golden Lion Tamarin By Olivia Strauss Animal Facts

Golden Lion Tamarin By: Olivia Strauss

Animal Facts Description The golden lion tamarin’s colors are gold, orange, black and brown. It is eighteen to twenty five inches long. It’s weight is seventeen to twenty five pounds. It’s skin has lots of fur and it’s head is a golden color. Diet The golden lion tamarin is an omnivore. It eats fruit, insects, tree gum, mammals, reptiles and flowers. A pic showing your animal. Movement The golden lion tamarin moves by running, climbing and swinging in trees. It also has some facts about it’s movement, when it jumps to another branch the tail acts like a hand.

Habitat Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat. 1)The golden lion tamarin lives in the lowland tropical forests. 2) It’s habitat is very wet and has a ton of trees. 3)The trees are nice because it’s nice to and harder for predators to find them.

Life Cycle The golden lion tamarin has live birth. It also has two babies at a time. When the babies are born the dad will take care of them until they are five weeks old. The babies look golden, small and have a long tail. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. The adult golden lion tamarin looks golden, big and has a long tail. Adults live in groups and also live to eight to fifteen years.

Animal Interactions The golden lion tamarin communicates with using vocalizations. The golden lion tamarin also uses vocalizations to talk to each other and warn each other for predators. It’s predators are bald eagles, rats, wild cats and snakes. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself It is getting ready to go in it’s hole to go to sleep. The golden lion tamarins prey is small mammals and small reptiles. The golden lion tamarins predators are hawks, wild cats, snakes and rats.

Interesting Facts Safety! The Golden lion tamarins sleep in holes. They sleep in holes so predators can’t reach them or eat them at night. A pic to accompany fact #1 Newborns A pic to accompany fact #2 Amazing size An adult golden lion tamarins body is six to ten inches as long as a pencil. It’s entire body is eighteen to twenty five that’s as long as 7 cupcakes. Troop members show great interest in newborn golden lion tamarins. By sniffing and touching them. A pic to accompany fact #3