Roger Williams Park Zoo Announces Death of Golden Lion Tamarin
Incident Date:
03/21/2026
Location:
Providence, RI - USA
Facility Name:
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Golden Lion Tamarin
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
PROVIDENCE, RI – Raff, the Roger Williams Park Zoo’s first golden lion tamarin, has passed away due to complications with her pregnancy, the zoo announced on Saturday.
Raff became the first golden lion tamarin in the zoo’s rainforest habitat when she arrived in Providence in July of 2018, according to the zoo. During her time at the zoo, she raised eight tamarins: Angus, Magnus, Boudicca, Archie, Leopold, twins Colin and Hildreth, and Nora.
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