Black Lion Tamarin at Bristol 19/12/09

Whoa - I've seen the golden ones and golden-headed ones, but I did not know there is a black lion tamarin. That is beautiful.

There is a fourth as well - Black-faced (L. caissara) - sort of an inverted Golden-headed but not kept anywhere outside South America that I'm aware of.

Black Lion Tamarins are one of my favourites; they're also kept at Chester, Belfast and Jersey, and a scattering of places across the rest of Europe. Also called Golden-rumped - they have a variable amount of golden fur on their backside!

Maguari said:

There is a fourth as well - Black-faced (L. caissara) - sort of an inverted Golden-headed but not kept anywhere outside South America that I'm aware of.

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There are no L. caissara in captivity in Brazil and for sure not outside Brazil!

Thanks Eduardo - I had a feeling that was the case but wasn't sure!

I was today years old when I learned there were black phases of this species.