Question: what does a golden lion tamarin look like

title: Golden lion tamarin
text: The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish orange pelage and the extra long hairs around the face and ears which give it a distinctive mane . Its face is dark and hairless . It is believed that the tamarin gets its hair color from sunlight and carotenoids in its food . The golden lion tamarin is the largest of the callitrichines . It is typically around 261 mm ( 10.3 in ) and weighs around 620 g ( 1.37 lb ) . There is almost no size difference between males and females . As with all New World monkeys , the golden lion tamarin has tegulae , which are claw - like nails , instead of ungulae or flat nails found in all other primates , including humans . Tegulae enable tamarins to cling to the sides of tree trunks . It may also move quadrupedally along the small branches , whether through walking , running , leaping or bounding . This gives it a locomotion more similar to squirrels than primates . 

Answer: answer: The golden lion tamarin gets its name from its bright reddish orange pelage and the extra long hairs around the face and ears which give it a distinctive mane . Its face is dark and hairless . It is typically around 261 mm ( 10.3 in ) and weighs around 620 g ( 1.37 lb ) . As with all New World monkeys , the golden lion tamarin has tegulae , which are claw - like nails , instead of ungulae or flat nails found in all other primates , including humans .