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Romeo and Juliette Where areth thou, Romeo? Golden-headed lion tamarin,Leontopithecus chrysomelas,Monkeys Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Barry, I Shakespeared your picture in title and description, hope you're not offended. A great GREAT composition. What an expression, you've truly amazed me. Posted 13 years ago
  2. Good job on the specie identification, Barry. This is the first photo of this specie on JungleDragon. Posted 13 years ago
  3. WOW!!! Posted 13 years ago

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The golden-headed lion tamarin is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species.

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Barry
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Uploaded Apr 16, 2012. Captured Apr 5, 2012 15:17.
  • Canon EOS 500D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO640
  • 250mm