Kids

Golden Lion Tamarin

• Golden lion tamarins are mammals and their babies are usually born as twins. They spend their whole life in trees.
• Golden lion tamarins are only found in a small forest near Rio de Janeiro (Brazil.)
• There are only 500-600 golden lion tamarins in the wild. Conservation programs at zoos are a big reason why golden lion tamarins are still alive.

Quetzal

• Quetzals are medium-sized, colorful birds that are found throughout the Central American mountain rainforests.
• Quetzals eat mostly fruits and even time their movements around the forest to match when fruit ripens.
• Male quetzals show off bright green tail feathers to females by dancing, flying and singing.
• The Quetzal is a symbol of liberty (freedom) in Central America.

Parrotfish

• Parrotfish eat the algae that live inside corals. To do this, they have strong grinding teeth to crush the coral. Much of the sand in areas where parrotfish live is actually this crushed up coral!
• Parrotfish can change from female to male, even as adults.
• Parrotfish cover themselves in a bubble of mucous to sleep in at night.
• Parrotfish rely on healthy corals to survive so they have food to eat.