lemur

"Les lémuriens de la salle Masoala du zoo de Zurich s’ennuient. Ces primates très malins ont réussi à [...] déclencher le mécanisme d’ouverture automatique des portes [...] Les lémuriens de Madagascar ont exploré avec une grande excitation le restaurant et surtout le kiosque [...] «Imaginez l’étonnement de l’employée qui, au petit matin, a découvert un vrai lémurien sur son étagère!» rigole Andreas Lach. «La dame est tombée à la renverse en voyant une «peluche» bouger!»" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

Tsito the baby lemur with his mum - "A RARE black lemur has been born at Drusillas. The young male has been called Tsito by zoo keepers and is making good progress under the watchful guidance of proud parents, Clementine and Lotfi. Male black lemurs are all black with striking eyes, whilst females have a brown back, pale belly and whitish ear tufts. They are native to the forest areas of northern Madagascar where they are considered a vulnerable species, mainly due to hunting and the destruction of the habitat in which they live. Black lemurs give birth to one or two babies at a time and the youngsters are carried around by their mother for up to six months. Tsito has just started to come off Clementine’s back for short periods of time, exploring the trees and ropes at Drusillas." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Two fuzzy, bright-eyed ring-tailed lemurs were born on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Bioparc Valencia in Spain. Within a few hours, early morning visitors to their habitat could see them clinging to their mother's belly. This is the third set of babies for their ten year old mom, who has been at Bioparc Valencia since 2007. Ring-tail lemur babies usually spend their first two weeks of life grasping their mother's abdomen before they switch to riding on her back." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Polamalu, a Coquerel’s sifaka, was born on February 1st, 2011. The male currently lives with his parents and 2 older brothers who are quite taken with him in PECO Primate Reserve." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

'Two Little Lemur Ladies Leap onto the Scene!' - "Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announces the birth of two Red-ruffed Lemurs, the second litter for mom Vari and her breeding partner Toros. The twin girls, named Carina and Cassiopeia, were born May 8, 2011 and are on exhibit with their mom in the Zoo’s Primate, Cat & Aquatics building. While the twins currently spend a lot of time in their nest box, they get braver every day and will soon venture out to explore the rest of their exhibit.[...] Toros is in the enclosure next to them with Vari’s first litter, male Sirius and female Tallulah, who were born in June of 2010." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

Çok iğrenç görünüyorlar kanka, allah sabır versin - 'SKB

"Born on January 15, 2011, baby Echo, a crowned sifaka, has staff at the Belfast Zoo jumping for joy! Keepers decided to call the baby Echo, as without successful breeding programmes this species will become nothing more than an echo of the past! [...] “We were all very anxious in the first couple of weeks after Echo’s birth”, explains zoo curator, Julie Mansell. “When we discovered that Linoa was pregnant we were filled with both excitement and apprehension. We all know that the statistics are against us, but Echo is doing very well." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest arrival – a male Coquerel’s Sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) baby born on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. “This is a highly significant birth for the Sifaka population in North America,” stated Mike McClure, general curator. “There are only eight accredited zoos that house the 50 Coquerel’s Sifaka in the U.S. and this tiny baby represents 2% of the total captive population in the country.”[...] Newborn sifaka ride on their mother’s belly for the first month, then graduate to riding on her back. By two months of age they have learned the basics of leaping, and claim the treetops as their own by about six months of age. Young reach adult size at one year old. Coquerel’s sifaka reach sexual maturity at age 3 and when they do give birth, the litter size is always one. “Infant mortality is pretty high- about 1/3 of babies die in the first year,” said Wagoner, “So we have been monitoring Anastasia and the baby closely to watch for any signs... more... - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Our baby boom has continued with the birth of six ring-tailed lemur! Male lemur, Elton, is father to all six of the bouncing babies while Mo welcomed twins named Gretl and Gimli, Dot welcomed twins named Gremlin and Gizmo and Jewel and Ringo both gave birth to one baby each. The six new arrivals have taken the total of ring tailed lemurs at Belfast Zoo to an impressive sixteen! " - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Banham Zoo (Norfolk, UK) has seen the arrival of twin ring-tailed lemurs as the first of its spring offspring. Lula, the matriarch of the group, gave birth on April 4." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

Photo by © Dave Parsons / Denver Zoo - "Red Ruffed Lemur Quadruplets Born at Denver Zoo! Denver Zoo is proud to announce the birth of four endangered Red Ruffed Lemurs, the first of their species born here in 13 years! The quadruplets, born March 12, include male, Rusty and females, Bordeaux, Chianti and Mena. They are now big enough to explore outside their nest box and can be seen with their parents in the Emerald Forest exhibit in Denver Zoo's Primate Panorama. This is the first litter for both mother, Sixpence, and her mate, Mego [...]" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

© Frank.Vassen - #Ringtail #Lemur in Tsimanampesotse National Park #Madagascar via @WildForests - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"A baby Coquerel’s Sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK), an endangered Lemur species from Madagascar, was born at the Saint Louis Zoo’s Primate House on January 9, 2011. This is the third baby for mother, Almirena (al-mah-REE-nah), age eight, from the Los Angeles Zoo, and father Caligula, age 12, from Duke Lemur Center. Almirena is a great mother and the newborn is very strong, according to zookeepers." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

Photograph by © Hermann Erber/Photo Library - "While browsing through our Madagascar photo gallery online, I stumbled across this very contemplative lemur. What, I wondered, could he be thinking about? Submit your best photo caption in the comments and we'll pick our favorite [nationalgeographic.com]." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

© Nick Garbutt via www.telegraph.co.uk ➼http://bit.ly/encLr7 - "Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) basks in the sun at dawn, Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar. (Digitally stitched image)" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

© Shem Compion - "Some time with ringtails There are a few species in the world that capture people’s imagination, and the ring-tailed lemur is one of them. While I'm no fan of anthropomorphising, I can fully understand why ring-tails were the lead characters in the movie Madagascar. On this trip, I had a great opportunity to have exclusive access to 4 groups for two afternoons. Sitting in amongst them as they went along their business ranks as one of my great wildlife experiences..." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"© Christine Dalard - Lémurien bambou... qui me tirait la langue ! #Madagascar " - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"© Christine Dalard - Lémurien Vari #Madagascar " - tomavana from Bookmarklet

© Shem Compion - "There can be only one: Madagascar Where is the one place you find missionaries, miners, sleazy looking (and vodka smelling) businessmen, NGO personnel and wildlife Photographers? In a plane bound to Madagascar of course. And just as the mix of people in the aeroplane is a volatile cocktail, the island itself is a cocktail confrontation on your senses like you've never seen before." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

© tomavana - " Il y a peu de temps, au détour d’un reportage de la TV suisse, j’ai appris l’existence “d’un lémurien aux yeux claire de #Madagascar du #Zoo de Servion, qui serait remplacé car incapable de procréer …à cause d’embonpoint“. [...] J’espère que mon compatriote rejoindra une région au climat plus tempéré, quant à vous, ne vous contentez pas de la contrefaçon et faîtes comme moi “allez observer les lémuriens dans leur habitats naturels!”" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

photo by © Will Burrard-Lucas / Matt Burrard-Lucas - "THESE dancing Sifaka lemurs put John Travolta to shame as they strut their stuff around the jungle. Brothers Matt and Will Burrard-Lucas, wildlife photographers from London, snapped them in Madagascar. Will, 27, said: "They were very amusing." But the camp creatures aren't just making shapes for fun. They spring on to their hind legs and throw their "arms" in the air as it's the quickest way to move — and avoid predators. They're just Stayin' Alive... Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol..." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

photo by © Will Burrard-Lucas / Matt Burrard-Lucas - "Dancing Sifaka lemurs caught on camera by British wildlife photographers in Madagascar - Every morning groups of Sifaka lemurs troop across clearings in the Madagascan forest in the fastest way possible to avoid predators and reach their foraging grounds deep in the jungle. The shy creatures look as though they are dancing across the forest floor." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Verreaux's Sifaka - photo by Will Burrard-Lucas / Matt Burrard-Lucas" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

RT @willbl: Finally doing our "Wildlife of #Madagascar " blog post... trying to fit in chameleons, lemurs, birds, frogs & snakes. Stay tuned... - tomavana

' #Wildlife of #Madagascar ' by @willbl / @mattbl http://bit.ly/ancBQx - tomavana

Ring-Tailed "Lemurs of Madagascar" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"This tiny four week old Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur, also known as a Sambirano Gentle Lemur, was born at the UK's Banham Zoo. Sadly, the tiny lemur was rejected by its mother but luckily a zoo staffer was ready and willing to take up the 24 hour job of raising the baby. These lemurs live almost entirely on bamboo and spend most of their lives high up in the treetops." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

Ahah bu ne yahu? - Onur ALMIŞLAR

"Ring-Tailed in Duisburg, Germany - Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) sit outside their cages in the sun at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany. The highly social animals, found in groups of up to 30 individuals in wild populations, are natives to Madagascar. AP Photo/© Martin Meissner" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Verreaux’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) | Berenty, Madagascar via @orchidhunter" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Ring-Tailed Lemur - Photo by © Dave Jenike : paparazzi meet a #lemur keeper at Lemur Lookout today @CincinnatiZoo at 2pm" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"(from Wildlife Madagascar) Crowned lemur eating grass at Dresden Zoo Germany - (AP Photo/dapd/© Matthias Rietschel)" - tomavana from Bookmarklet