To celebrate International Golden Lion Tamarin Day, keeper Mel takes you behind-the-scenes with these golden gems 💛 | Perth Zoo

77K views · 1.7K reactions | Golden Lion Tamarin babies are the cutest thing ever  Credit: Symbio Wildlife Park | Lovimals | Facebook

15K views · 611 reactions | Yum! Our baby golden lion tamarin is trying new foods—like bananas! #WeSaveSpecies | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Facebook

Our golden lion tamarin baby has become quite the adventurer! 🐒 She is now confirmed to be female and Keepers have named her Carrie, after a research student who is studying facial changes in golden lion tamarins in relation to breeding behaviours. Fun fact: Carrie has been watching them for 3-4 days a week since October 2018! The golden lion tamarin is one of the world’s most endangered primates. Threats include habitat destruction due to logging and development, with only 2-3% of their origin

Today is Golden Lion Tamarin Day! Learn about this species — where they live in the wild, features of their habitat, and how their specific physical features and feeding behaviors help them survive. Your support benefits animals here and even animals living in the wild. In the 1970s, the golden lion tamarin population in Brazil dipped to around 200, and the species was declared critically endangered. Global partnerships with zoos and wildlife conservationists helped increase the population and r