00:01We have two golden-headed lion tamarins that live in Parker Aviary now.
00:06We have a female named Zoe and a male named Cilantro.
00:10They are both about five years old and they've only recently been introduced to each other.
00:14We are hoping for babies and by babies I mean twins because tamarins usually will have twins.
00:24We've had them for a few months now.
00:26They've slowly been acclimated to the aviary.
00:29You're much more likely to see Zoe on exhibit running around than Cilantro.
00:33Cilantro takes his job of defending his territory pretty seriously so he wants to stay close to holding.
00:40And Zoe's our little adventurer so you will find her all over the exhibit.
00:46Golden-headed lion tamarins are native to a small portion of the rainforests of Brazil
00:52and very endangered due to logging and deforestation.
00:56Only two to five percent of their natural habitat is left in Brazil.
01:04They eat insects, fruits, maybe some eggs that they would find.
01:09They live into the middle to upper canopy in the rainforest.
01:17Some cool adaptations that golden-headed lion tamarins have are claws instead of nails.
01:22That helps them to break into the branches and to get some of the juicy meat and insects that are
01:29living in there.
01:33We are currently training them multiple times a day.
01:35We want them to be very positive in having interactions with their keepers.
01:40Recall training is really important for them.
01:42So if there were any reason that we need to pull them into holding,
01:46they should come to us when they see us.
01:48So you'll see us in the aviary a few times a day giving them treats
01:50and getting them used to coming towards us.
02:00Thanks for stopping by Parker Aviary.
02:02I'm glad you got to see our cool new tamarins.
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