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In the News (Wed 11 Nov 09)

  
  Adobe/Mozilla Tamarin Project Frequently Asked Questions
The Tamarin source code will be hosted in the official Mozilla source code repository and will be accessible using the CVS source code control system.
Since the Tamarin source code is being released as open source, anyone obtaining a copy of the code is free to make their own private code changes, distribute them to others under the open source license terms, and contribute them for possible inclusion in the official version of the Tamarin code hosted by Mozilla.
Contributions to the Tamarin effort will be managed by a governing body of developers from both Adobe and Mozilla.
www.mozilla.org /projects/tamarin/faq.html   (1531 words)

  
  Animal Info - Golden Lion Tamarin
The golden lion tamarin is diurnal and predominantly arboreal.
In the past, both the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and the golden-rumped lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) were considered subspecies of the golden lion tamarin.
The golden lion tamarin prefers primary lowland tropical forest from sea level to 1000 m (3300 ft), although it sometimes is found in secondary forest and cultivated areas.
www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/leonrosa.htm   (1751 words)

  
 Animal Info - Golden-rumped Lion Tamarin
The golden-rumped lion tamarin is diurnal and predominantly
*** The golden-rumped lion tamarin is one of the
Although lion tamarins exploit forest in early stages of succession, they depend on tall, mature forest for their sleeping holes, which are dug out by woodpeckers, and for sufficient animal prey foraging sites, especially bromeliad epiphytes and leaf litter piles in vines and palm-tree crowns.
www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/leonchrp.htm   (1109 words)

  
 Golden lion tamarin
Like other tamarins, they produce a range of calls ticks, clucks and whines that are used to communicate with other group members and from time to time with neighbouring groups.
Tamarins were thought by some people to be carriers of human diseases such as yellow fever and malaria, and were killed for this reason.
Conservation news: These tamarins are one of the most endangered mammals in the world, with less than 1000 surviving in the wild, mostly in a small patch of rainforests known as Reserva Biologica de Poyo das Antas, near Rio de Janiero.
www.bristolzoo.org.uk /learning/animals/mammals/golden-tamarin   (582 words)

  
 Golden Lion Tamarin
The golden lion tamarin is the largest and related to the golden headed and golden rumped tamarins - all are among the most endangered of all mammals.
The tamarins spend much of the day playing with each other in a quarrelsome fashion, jumping easily through the trees, using their very long and partly webbed fingers to grip the branches.
In 1967, Brazil finally passed a law regulating the export of tamarins (although the practice is known to continue illegally) but by then the forests were being felled at an alarming rate and the little monkeys seemed doomed.
www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/golden_lion_tamarin.html   (937 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Cottontop Tamarin
The Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), also known as the Pinché Tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1lb (0.5 kg).
Up to the 1980s, the Cottontop Tamarin was thought to occur from Costa Rica south to northern Colombia.
Significant exports for biomedical research contributed to the Cottontop Tamarin's decline in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Cottontop_Tamarin   (324 words)

  
 Animal Info - Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
The golden-headed lion tamarin is predominantly fl with golden to reddish-orange color on the front of the mane, the lower half of the front paws and part of the tail.
The golden-headed lion tamarin is found in primary lowland tropical forests, such as tall, humid evergreen coastal forests and inland semi-deciduous forests, from sea level to 110 m (370').
The golden-headed lion tamarin forages for insects in the middle levels of the forest (12 - 20 m (40 - 66')) by probing with its fingers for prey hidden in leaf debris caught in palm crowns, under loose bark, in tree holes and crevices, and in bromeliads.
www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/leonchrm.htm   (1105 words)

  
 Research & Resources: Species Profiles - Golden Lion Tamarin
They were once popular as pets, but due to conservationist's education efforts, few tamarins are sold for the pet trade today.
The golden lion tamarin is one of the few primates that have been successfully introduced from captivity into the wild.
Scientists believe that for a species to survive, the population should number at least 2,000 and that 55,000 acres of habitat should be set aside.
www.rainforest-alliance.org /resources/forest-facts/species-profiles/tamarin.html   (320 words)

  
 Golden lion tamarin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Golden lion tamarin range from a small area of rainforest in eastern Brazil.
The Golden lion tamarin has a bright golden coat which makes it one of the most brightest colored mammal.
The female tamarin gives birth in the rainy season where food is close by.
laurier.vsb.bc.ca /studentp/RyanY/GLT.html   (152 words)

  
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Tamarin Hotel has a relatively long history… and keeps innovating.
Tamarin hotel is an "off the beaten tracks" solution as it is part of the village, deep-rooted into Mauritius.
Facing the beach and Tamarin Bay, famous for its surfing conditions, on the west coast of Mauritius.
www.bookmauritius.com /mauritius_hotel_details.aspx?hotelname=Tamarin-Hotel-Mauritius&Page=&catid=70&hotelid=341&val=&roomid=   (423 words)

  
 Golden Lion Tamarin
The Golden lion tamarin was first described to the European world by the Jesuit Pigefetta, chronicler of the voyage of Magellan.
They are highly adapted to their environment, which is one of the reasons for concern: fully 99% of the primary forests they need to survive has been cut down for agriculture and housing construction.
In the zoo, tamarins are housed behind glass to protect them from exposure to human respiratory and other diseases to which they are susceptible.
www.honoluluzoo.org /golden_lion_tamarin.htm   (490 words)

  
 Emperor Tamarin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
When emperor tamarins were first discovered at the begining of this century, their long moustaches were believed to resemble the moustache of a German Emperor from the 19th century.
This latter type of emperor tamarin is endangered mainly due to the destruction of its environment by deforestation.
Although emperor and saddleback tamarins seem to live in apparent harmony, emperor tamarins are dominant.
www.thewildones.org /Animals/emperor.html   (249 words)

  
 Golden lion tamarin - Leontopithecus rosalia: More Information - ARKive
The golden lion tamarin, one of the world's most striking mammals (4), is so-called because of the beautiful mane of silky golden hair that frames its face (5).
The golden lion tamarin was formerly found throughout much of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, but by 1981 was only recorded from an area of less than 900 km² in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
A huge conservation education programme in Brazil has raised the profile of the golden lion tamarin, and the species is now widely regarded with pride as a national symbol of conservation (4).
www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Leontopithecus_rosalia/more_info.html   (703 words)

  
 Red-handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
The Red-handed tamarin is named because of its reddish or orange hair on its hands and feet.
Tamarins live in groups of four to 15 members.
This may be due to submission to the dominant female.
www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Red-handed_Tamarin.asp   (159 words)

  
 Tamarin Project
The goal of the "Tamarin" project is to implement a high-performance, open source implementation of the ECMAScript 4th edition (ES4) language specification.
Tamarin discussions can also be found on the #tamarin IRC channel.
The Tamarin project is independent of and has no connection with the Tamarin framework for development of Java Swing applications, created by Ben Parker.
www.mozilla.org /projects/tamarin   (474 words)

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