Entertainment

Phila. Zoo funds a program for the tamarin

The tiny primates – their old-man faces framed by manes of golden hair – scampered to the window to investigate the woman gazing at them.

If only they knew what she had done on their behalf.

The woman, Denise Rambaldi, heads a program in Brazil that has rejuvenated the golden lion tamarin, a squirrel-size primate that lives along the Atlantic Coast near Rio de Janeiro. Experts say the effort provides a blueprint for how to rescue a species.

Ready or not, 3-D TV is coming

With 3-D adventures like “Avatar” and Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” burning it up at the box office, consumer-electronics firms have reason to feel optimistic about their new high-definition 3-D TVs also winning favor, fast.