5.3K views · 440 reactions | On Oct. 7, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Small Mammal House team celebrated the arrival of golden-headed lion tamarin twins! They are the first of their endangered species born at the Zoo in 16 years. Get to know the mischievous and curious babies from keepers Mimi Nowlin and Maria Montgomery: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/meet-our-golden-headed-lion-tamarin-twins | ZooBorns | Facebook

4.3K views · 185 reactions | Black lion tamarins are one of the...

Happy International Golden Lion Tamarin Day!!! Golden lion tamarins are native to Brazil’s lowland Atlantic Forest, a biologically diverse and highly threatened area in the world. In the 1960’s the species was considered highly endangered, but through zoos and breeding efforts, they have come back in number. Now considered an “umbrella species,” the golden lion tamarin’s conservation efforts have positively affected other species that share the same habitat. To celebrate the two golden lion tama