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golden lion tamarin

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noun

  1. a monkey, Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia, of tropical rain forests of southeastern Brazil, having a silky golden coat and a long golden mane: threatened with extinction.


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A 10-month-old white-faced saki monkey called Fia and two eight-month-old golden lion tamarin primates, male Pomelo and female Clementine, have all been named by zookeepers recently.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

That year, several deaths brought the monkey colony down to 48 before a golden lion tamarin gave birth to twins, hitting the magic 50 number.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022

One month earlier a seller from Minnesota advertised a golden lion tamarin on Facebook, claiming it was “the last one available.”

From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2017

Dr. Rylands pointed to the golden lion tamarin as an example of how a primate species can be saved.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2017

You can imagine the embarrassment if she’d had a giraffe, a Przewalski’s horse or a golden lion tamarin.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2015

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