Events Calendar
In This Section
Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Zips' Porter creates culture of success
Health reform passes hurdle in Senate
Lawyers compare four cases to Prade's
Visiting new Navy ship brings back memories for Doylestown man serves on USS New York in 1930s
Green High senior goes extra mile for those who walk and jog the park trails
Most Read Stories
Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
NFL star Chris Spielman's wife loses cancer battle
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Endangered small monkey siblings star in new rain forest exhibit at Akron Zoo
By Bill Lilley
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Monday, Aug 25, 2008
The recent arrival of a brother and sister from Brazil is attracting attention to the new rain forest exhibit in the Komodo Kingdom at the Akron Zoo.
The siblings are golden lion tamarins, a critically endangered species. There are fewer than 500 of the animals in zoos worldwide and 1,500 in their native habitat.
This is the first time there have been golden lion tamarins at the zoo, which has a couple of other new species: three stingrays in Komodo Kingdom and an armadillo.
''The rain forest exhibit has quickly become a very popular new exhibit,'' said David Barnhardt, the zoo's marketing director. ''The exhibit is very fascinating because it's a multiple-species exhibit with the stingrays, turtles and fish in the water along with the golden lion tamarins and birds on land.
''There is a lot of activity all of the time, and kids really get excited because they can get up so close to the exhibits. They love seeing the stingrays and the other fish swim under water right in front of them.''
Barnhardt said the big appeal of the golden lion tamarin is its unique look. The small, squirrel-size monkeys are about 15 inches long with a 10- to 15-inch tail.
''We've had pied and cotton-top tamarins at the Akron Zoo before, but never the golden lion,'' Barnhardt said. ''The golden lion tamarin is not like anything anybody has seen before.''
The species lives in trees along the coast of Brazil. Habitat destruction through logging, farming and urbanization has placed it on the endangered list and in the Species Survival Plan by zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
The two golden lion tamarins at the Akron Zoo were born in 2004. They have a life expectancy of 15 years in captivity.
The armadillo is in the Wild Prairie area, which features a pop-up bubble where visitors can get a close look at one of the zoo's newest residents.
Barnhardt said additional armadillos are expected in the near future.
All three of the new species will be on permanent exhibit, he said.
Bill Lilley can be reached at 330-996-3811 or blilley@thebeaconjournal.com.
The recent arrival of a brother and sister from Brazil is attracting attention to the new rain forest exhibit in the Komodo Kingdom at the Akron Zoo.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
