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forming small groups of patrols a consistent territory of around
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avoided by scent marking and "ritual encounters". By night, the
tamarins sleep in abandoned nesting holes in trees, or in large
bromeliads.

The group is cooperative in the rearing of young; however, only the dominant female usually
breeds. The males are responsible for the bulk of rearing duties, with the mother nursing and
providing transportation for the infant during its first week of life. Resources are shared among the
group, as are predator surveillance duties. The young are well cared for until adolescence. Unlike
other primates, both males and females leave the group; their rate of survival is low, as less than one
quarter successfully integrate into a new group or establish themselves in an unoccupied et rritory.

Fully mature at 56-75 days, the Golden Lion Tamarin is able to breed at 18 months of age. The
breeding season is from September to March. Gestation lasts for 126-136 days, usually ending in
twin births; there may be up to two litters annually. The young tamarins are weaned after just 90
days; less than half of infants survive their first year of life. If they do, a lifespan of about 8 years can
be expected. The oldest recorded tamarin died at the age of 31 at the San Antonio Zoo (TX) in 1999

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