▁in ▁fert il izer . ▁Without ▁b ats , ▁many ▁rain ▁forest ▁trees ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁sow ▁their ▁own ▁se eds . ▁ ▁Dublin ▁Z oo ▁has ▁recently ▁completed ▁a ▁larger ▁Asian ▁ele ph ant ▁en closure ▁( complete ▁with ▁Asian ▁rain for est ) ▁and ▁the ▁N es bit ▁House ▁( bat ▁house ) ▁has ▁been ▁demol ished . ▁The ▁Rod rig ues ▁fruit ▁b ats ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Roberts ▁House ▁( or ▁bird ▁house ), ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁beside ▁the ▁ring - ta iled ▁lem urs . ▁ ▁Golden ▁l ion ▁t amar ins ▁This ▁tiny ▁mon key , ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁long ▁gold ▁colored ▁hair ▁around ▁its ▁head ▁which ▁res emb les ▁a ▁l ion ' s ▁man e , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁r ar est ▁prim ates ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Golden ▁l ion ▁t amar ins , ▁like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁t amar ins ▁found ▁in ▁South ▁America , ▁are ▁threatened ▁with ▁ext inction ▁in ▁their ▁natural ▁habitat . ▁Dublin ▁Z oo ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁bre eding ▁programme ▁and ▁helps ▁to ▁fund ▁research ers ▁who ▁study ▁the ▁t amar ins ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁The ▁for ests ▁that ▁golden ▁l ion ▁t amar ins ▁need ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁surv ive ▁are ▁cut ▁down ▁for ▁tim ber ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁cattle ▁ran ches , ▁far ms ▁and ▁urban ization . ▁Sometimes ▁very ▁small ▁areas ▁or ▁' po ckets ' ▁of ▁forest ▁are ▁left ▁but ▁these ▁are ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁the