The golden lion tamarin (photo by Eva Shveda). Curitiba Zoo (Brazil, Paraná) I really liked this agile little animal when I visited the zoo in Curitiba, Brazil. It was very difficult to photograph him because the primates stay behind two layers of netting and this species of monkey is very agile. But I still took pictures and decided to write about this incredible animal. Unfortunately, it is an endangered species due to the deforestation of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. The golden lion tamarin (photo by Eva Shveda). Curitiba Zoo (Brazil, Paraná) The golden lion tamarin is a primate endemic to Brazil, belonging to the Callitrichidae family and the Leontopithecus genus. Scientific name: Leontopithecus rosalia. It occurs exclusively in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The golden lion tamarin (photo by Eva Shveda). Curitiba Zoo (Brazil, Paraná) The golden lion tamarin has a reddish to golden coat, which gave it its popular name, and has a mane of hair coming out of its c...