The tamarin of Goeldi lives in South America, is a little primate who lives in some tropical forest of the west of Amazonia, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. It was discovered in 1904.
The tamarin of Goeldi is 8 to 12 inch without its tail. Its tail can be10 to 14 inch.
He weighs around 1 pound
Description:
black coat with some reflection brown and red
On his head he has a mane which makes him a unique primate of South America
Way of life:
arboreal primate
lives with his family (2 to 8 primates)
lives all the time in the tropical forest
Food:
omnivorous
fruits (berry, fig, nut…)
insects (caterpillars, grasshopper, spider…)
little animals (lizard, frog, baby bird…)
plants (sap...)
Dangers:
destruction of its environment (deforestation...)
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