Golden-handed Tamarin

body 20.5 - 28 cm; tail 31.5 - 44 cm

males 515 g; females 575 g

1 - 3 (usually 2)

140 - 145 days

South Africa; Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

fruits, flowers, nectar, plant exudates (gums, saps, latex) and animal prey (including frogs, snails, lizards, spiders and insects)

extended family groups of between four and 15 individuals, but usually 2 - 8

up to 21 years in human care