lemur

"... it's OK, now you can go, you've had your scoop!" © Sandrine Vuillermoz, National Geographic - http://bit.ly/3cx8d8 : "After attempting several pictures, Vuillermoz says the lemur began posing like a model, then turned and stuck out his tongue. "He tried to send me the message, it's OK, now you can go, you've had your scoop!" Vuillermoz writes in his caption." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

:-P - Anna Haro

"A Ring-tailed lemur at Bristol Zoo Gardens investigates a carved pumpkin that had been left as a special Halloween treat in its enclosure on October 28, 2009 in Bristol, England. The gift of the pumpkin does have a serious side, as they are a great addition to the animals' regular diet as they are high in vitamins, potassium, protein and fiber - as well as being the perfect enrichment toy, since the animals have to delve inside to reach the succulent flesh and plump seeds. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) - The Big Picture - Boston Globe - 01.11.09" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"'Make a wish = voir les lémuriens' by Nannie's passions aka @afaucher2001 se projette au travers de ses illustrations dans un voyage à Madagascar qu'elle prévoit de faire en 2010" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"découverte de nouvelles zones d'habitations d'un des primates les plus rares de la planète, le grand lémurien bambou, une espèce endémique à Madagascar. Une troisième zone de répartition du grand lémurien bambou, comprenant onze sites, a été découverte dans un bloc forestier de 371.000 hectares à l'est de Madagascar" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

#lemurien bambou 'prolemur simus' est le primate le plus menacé: moins de 300 rescapé à #Madagascar - tomavana

considéré comme disparu le grand #lemurien bambou était 'est redécouvert dans les années 1980' comme Aye-Aye - tomavana

"Two black-and-white ruffed lemurs (male & female) born June 2 at the Detroit Zoo" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

Aloke & Alina are the Detroit Zoo's newly named Twins Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur from #Madagascar http://bit.ly/16r4eg #wildlife - tomavana

twins #lemur newly named: male as Aloke (ah-LOH'-kee) = 'shadow' in Malagasy & female as Alina (ah-LEEN'-ah) = 'night' #Madagascar - tomavana

"Nouvelle naissance d'espèce de lémurien protégé au Lemurs' Park L'équipe de Lemurs'Park à Antananarivo Madagascar vient d'annoncer une nouvelle naissance d'un bébé Sifaka de Coquerel (Propithecus coquereli). Maman sifaka coquereli a eu un merveilleux petit bébé le mercredi 29 Juillet 2009. Le rejeton a passé sans encombre la froideur de la période hivernale. bébé sifaka Lemurs park sifaka family Bébé Sifaka de Coquerel avec sa maman - image Lemurs park - Famille de Sifaka de Coquerel - image Lemurs park - Après cinq semaines passées bloti au chaud sur le ventre de sa mère, il commence l'apprentissage de la vie en montant sur le dos de sa maman pour le plus grand plaisir des visiteurs du parc et amoureux de la nature." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"The park, near Bassenthwaite, is celebrating the arrival of several newborns, including a baby lemur who arrived at the beginning of June [...] Although lemurs are usually born in late March, new addition Sprite was born on June 3, but the park’s team wanted to be sure he was doing well before unveiling him to the world. The park has a troop of lemurs which have successfully multiplied over the years and the new baby makes a total of 12 in the family" - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"The baby Aye-aye is born rather underdeveloped and takes some time to mature." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Babies Galore at Apenheul Primate Park Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands is a unique institution where monkeys, apes and other primates are free to wander within the park forming their own natural social groups. All of the pictures below were taken last week by photographer Jean Kern. Just like their fellow primates, humans, mom and baby stick close together." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"The Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida is host to a slew of new baby animals. Pictured above is a five-week-old black and white ruffed lemur baby." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"June 10: Lemur females carry their young at Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna. Joe Klamar-AFP/Getty Images" http://is.gd/13lJe src washingtonpost - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo publicly declared the May 17 births of four baby Red Ruffed lemurs. "They're a whole lot of fun to watch,'' said zoo curator Valerie Riegel. "Today mom, brought them out into the sunshine. It's neat to see what a great job she's doing as a first-time mom.'' Riegel was referring to Meva, the 9-year-old mother, who has been busy nursing her healthy litter, as she nourishes herself on mangos, watermelon and apples. Meva has also been protecting her babies from Dad. She's been slapping and boxing 26-year-old father Achelous, if he tries to peek in the nest to see his offspring. "Lemurs are a female dominated society,'' Riegel said. Unfortunately, the public will have to wait until spring 2010 to see the lemurs in person. Happy Hollow is now closed because the zoo is undergoing a $72 million renovation. The upgrades will include an area called Lemur Woods complete with a play area for anyone to climb, jump, "and act like a lemur,'' said Shannon Heimer,... more... - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"The babies, two females and two males, have become more visible as the mother has started to leave the nest box for small periods at a time. No names have been announced. The births are also a first for the new parents. Meva, the 9-year old mother who came from the Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi one year ago while the father, Achelous, 26, has been at Happy Hollow since 1990. Meva is part of... more... - tomavana

"FIRST-time ruffed lemur mum Liberty has given birth at the Isle of Wight Zoo, Sandown [...] In their native Madagascar, these highly endangered primates live high up in the tropical rain forest canopy. Expectant mothers must build nests for their newborn litters, which typically comprise of two or three babies." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Our absolutely amazing 14 year old red ruffed female, Pyxis, gave birth to triplets on April 29th, bringing to ten the number of infants she has delivered at the Lemur Center (8 surviving). Four lucky people who happened to be here late one evening were given the extraordinary privilege of witnessing all three births (which occurred at 5:35pm, 6pm and 6:10 pm ) from only a few feet away, due to Pyxis extremely calm demeanor. I had previously seen only two lemur births in my 25 years here, but none at such close range, so this was an awesome privilege! Pyxis had no problem delivering the infants, cleaning them up and handily disposing of any afterbirth. She is an excellent mother, and there have been no problems, the infants (two females and a male) are thriving and all had doubled their birth weight at two weeks of age. Pyxis is one of the Lemur Center’s unsung lemur heroes. She was born 1995 in a natural habitat enclosure (NHE6) to a pair of wild caught ruffs, Galaxy and Comet.... more... - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"De nos jours, dans le monde entier, beaucoup d’espèces animales sont on voie de disparition, voire même d’extinction, le zoo de Mulhouse a accepté de parler avec nous de la situation. Au cours des trois derniers siècles, plus de 200 espèces de mammifères et d’oiseaux ont disparu. Le zoo de Mulhouse possède 1200 animaux, dont 190 espèces sont en voie de disparition. Les causes sont multiples, elles peuvent être naturelles (sécheresse, fonte des glaces, incendie ou manque de nourriture), mais la disparition des animaux est principalement due à l’homme (pollution, déforestation) [...] C’est en partie pour cela que les parcs zoologiques ont été créés car ils permettent la conservation des espèces animales. Auparavant il faut observer et rechercher le mode de vie, le comportement et l’alimentation de l’animal. Le zoo permet aussi de protéger la flore, celui de Mulhouse possède un très beau jardin botanique [...] Nous avons pu rencontrer un soigneur du zoo qui nous a parlé du rôle que... more... - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"« On doit revenir la nuit pour donner les biberons ». Eric Plouzeau, vétérinaire directeur du jardin zoologique, pouponne depuis l'ouverture de la Plaine africaine, il y a trois ans. Quinze petits, en moyenne trois par espèce, ont vu le jour ce printemps. On retrouve dans cette ménagerie [...] de rarissimes bébés varis à ceinture blanche de la famille des lémuriens de Madagascar." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Découverte d'une nouvelle espèce éteinte de lémurien à Madagascar Une troisième espèce de paléopropithèque, un groupe de lémuriens de grande taille aujourd'hui disparu, vient d'être mise à jour (Le jour ou la journée est l'intervalle qui sépare le lever du coucher du Soleil ; c'est la période entre deux...) dans le Nord-Ouest de Madagascar par une équipe franco-malgache (UPR 2147-CNRS et Université (Une université est un établissement d'enseignement supérieur dont l'objectif est la production du savoir (recherche),...) de Mahajanga(1)). Baptisé Palaeopropithecus kelyus, ce nouveau spécimen se révèle plus petit que les deux autres espèces déjà connues et son alimentation plus coriace. Cette découverte renforce l'image d'une biodiversité (Le mot biodiversité est un néologisme composé à partir des mots biologie et diversité. La biodiversité désigne la...) plus riche qu'aujourd'hui dans un passé assez proche (Pléistocène supérieur et début de l'Holocène)." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Bristol, UK - Bristol Zoo Gardens welcomes a baby ring-tailed lemur. A baby ring-tailed lemur is the latest arrival to be born at Bristol Zoo Gardens. The young primate is just eight weeks old and lives on ring-tailed lemur island with her family - parents Roxy and Snout, siblings Warbie and Spike, and her grandmother Ringlett. The new arrival hasn’t been named yet, so Bristol Zoo has launched a competition to find a name for her. The winner will have the chance to visit the Zoo, meet the lemur keeper and receive a year’s adoption of a ring-tailed lemur." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

"Singapore, May 5, 2009 – Singapore Zoo saw the births of the little-known and critically endangered red ruffed lemur; and the most noticeable and recognisable, the ring-tailed lemur in March and April respectively. The newborn red ruffed lemur spells the first birth for the Zoo since the inclusion of the species to the park’s collection in 1991, while the birth of the ring-tailed lemur marks the 22nd successful birth for the Zoo. Unknown to many, lemurs belong to the primate family and are native to only Madagascar. All lemur species are endangered. "We’re ecstatic with the arrival of this red ruffed lemur as it is our first such birth at the park. This means that there will now be one more addition to the breeding pool of this critically endangered species. We hope for many more births to come, to increase the global ex-situ population of red ruffed lemurs," said Mr Biswajit Guha, Assistant Director, Zoology, Singapore Zoo. Although the exact status of the red ruffed lemur in the wild is not fully known, the population is declining due to deforestation, hunting and the pet trade." - tomavana from Bookmarklet

beautiful - John Cleese

sweet! - Elvira

Looks like something off the alien films...cute though! - Lauren