1. Golden Lion Tamarind in the Wild Myriam Vargas

2. Table of Contents

3. Habitat Tropical forest Forest of Brazil Rain forests Rio de Janeiro Tree holes Found in lowland forests Live together

4. Food and Water Eat insects : spiders, snails, small lizards, crickets, frogs, mealworms They hunt in troops or in family Hunt in night Honey, milk, tree maple

5. Daily Behavior

6. Family structures Most monkeys are ready to be mothers The first several months the baby is under its care of its father Young spends more time with its mother

7. Interesting facts Two babies at a time Lion tamarinds don’t roar Live from 10 to 50 years They cheep, whine, cluck Long flowing golden yellow hair

8. Bibliography Martin fink Monkeys of central and south America New York Children's press