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Golden-headed lion tamarin

Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Photo by Elsa
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Field Notes

Description:

The golden-headed lion tamarin is a new world primate endemic to Brazil. In the wild this species is only found in fragmented tropical forests of the state of Bahia, and is therefore listed as endangered on the IUCN red list.

Habitat:

Atlantic rainforest.

Notes:

This animal was photographed in Colchester Zoo.

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Comments (28)

Thank you Mona! :))
Beautiful photograph.... I like the hair cut, so cool.
Thank you Nawangla :)
Thank you Neil! Wish it was spotted in the wild!
Thank you very much Ismael - I am jealous of you being based in Costa Rica!!
Thank you KarenL! :)
Habitat enrichment? I have mixed feelings about Colchester zoo. Some of the enclosures are wonderful, some could most definitely use some serious improvement.
I love Colchester Zoo. Do they still decorate some of the captivities with rubbish? They call it 'environment ------- ' I forgot.
same here Elsa
Thanks Atul! I am working on my technical skills - still got lots to learn, but project noah is awesome for inspo!
wow Elsa you are doing a great job with the lens
Thank you very much SeanWeekly! :)
@Bryan, thanks! Depth of field is within my limited knowledge, but with acronyms on top of technical jargon, no chance! haha. @Aman, thank you for your compliment! I would add to the primate mission, but am reluctant as this animal is captive and therefore gives no true representation of global population.
Sorry. Yes, Carolina has it, Depth of Field. The out of focus areas contrast the in focus areas of the photo extremely well. Your subject is well defined and everything else has that kewl circular blur (or bokah) in the background. Or, your photo is beautiful! I'm used to Flickr commenting.
Wonderful shot Elsa. You should add it to the Primate Watch mission.
Ahh.. Thanks :) I love nature photography with a passion but am terrible with terminology.. Especially with acronyms!
Thanks BryanFlynn! What does DoF mean? Pardon my ignorance..
Thank you very much Carolina :)
Haha ain't that the truth! Don't think they'd look as cool on me.. Wish I'd spotted this guy in the wild :)
Wow, nice highlights! (hehe) Really, awesome spotting! :)

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