They jump through trees using their fingers to hold on to branches; they use their claws to dig under the bark to search for insects to eat.

[3] Lion tamarins tend to live in family groups, with both parents sharing different tasks of rearing the yearly twins born to them.

The mother nurses her young every two to three hours, and the father carries the babies on his back.

The different species of lion tamarins are easily discernible from each other, based upon the coloration of their fur:[1]

Mass produced cocoa has been found to thin out surrounding canopy trees in the area.