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TAMARINS

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin Fact Sheet

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas): a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Primates Family: | Callitrichidae Genus: | Leontopithecus Species: | L. chrysomelas Size and Weight: Golden-headed lion tamarins weigh 17 to 25 ounces. They ...

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Filming Two Endangered Animals | Inside Big Little Journeys

The Big Little Journeys team works with conservationists to follow the journeys of two endangered animals as they navigate a world transformed by humans. A rescued pangolin in Taiwan is given a new chance back in the wild, whilst scientists using radio collars follow a ...

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Lion Tamarin Family vs. Harpy Eagle

A monkey-eating Harpy Eagle, 15 times the weight of a Lion Tamarin, circles a tamarin family. With nightfall fast approaching, the family can't turn back...they must find a way to cross an open road to escape.

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In Taiwan, a Formosan pangolin travels through a land of giants to find a mate in a protected forest. The lonely male encounters dangerous and strange characters along the way, from a cobra to a Formosan moon bear. In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a family of ...

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