The species is considered critically endangered, with the IUCN crediting deforestation, pet trade and unsuitable habitats for ...

Baby tamarin at Blank Park Zoo dies ...

The zoo says Kida, a cotton-top tamarin, gave birth to twins on Tuesday. Kida and the father, Eddie, have had babies before and are caring for the newborns. The Tamarins came to the Blank Park Zoo ...

Blank Park Zoo is seeing double as Kida, a cotton-top tamarin, has given birth to twins almost exactly one year from birthing her last set. The tiny duo was born at the zoo on Tuesday to their mom ...

One of the baby tamarins napping (Blank Park Zoo photo) Two tiny and exceptionally rare primates were born this week at a central Iowa zoo, important additions to a family of some of the most ...

There are fewer than 6,000 cotton-top tamarins remaining in the wild ... You can visit the babies in the zoo's Discovery Center. They have not been named yet, but the zoo says it will ask the ...

Lion tamarins take their name from their impressive manes—thick rings of hair reminiscent of Africa's great cats. The golden lion tamarin may be the most beautiful of the four lion tamarin species.

WE HAVE A SAD UPDATE TO PASS ALONG TONIGHT. BLANK PARK ZOO SAYS ONE OF ITS THREE WEEK OLD COTTONTOP TAMARIN BABIES HAS DIED. THE TWINS WERE BORN FEBRUARY 18TH. LOOK AT THAT LITTLE SWEETHEART.