How to recreate a rainforest
How to recreate a rainforest
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Scientists have discovered that tamarin monkeys use a specific tree resin as medicine, which could have lasting implications for forest conservation
Bats have important roles in the ecosystems they inhabit. Sometimes, they also carry viruses. One study in the Atlantic Forest suggests anthropogenic land changes reduce bat diversity and lead to an increase of those carrying zoonotic pathogens.
A study found that golden-rumped tamarins rub against resin-covered trees, probably to fight against yellow fever.
Small, lively and threatened, the golden lion tamarin is a species found only in the Atlantic Rainforest and who today fights for space and connection inside the nation’s most deforested and fragmented biome. There are four species in Brazil, but the golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) was the first to be described and has enjoyed the most fame.