Lemurs
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Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. These are from Philadelphia Zoo.
A quick post and run as we currently have a young family member in hospital and my presence is needed there. Thanks for all the kind comments on yesterday's Spring Bride image and I hope to catch up this evening.
Lemur Leaf Frog (Agalychnis lemur)
This cute big eyed frog is critically endangered because of constant and continuing population declines probably mostly due to chytridiomycosis an infectious disease in amphibians. This disease is caused by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a nonhyphal zoosporic fungus commonly known as chytrid fungus. This fungus is impacting amphibians all over the world.
I was happy to be able to see this rare frog in the wild.
Lemurs in trees are a very common sight. These primates are mainly found in Madagascar and have features adapted for arboreal living, such as flexible limbs and strong grasping abilities. Lemurs leap between the tree canopies, searching for food and avoiding predators. Their diet primarily includes fruits, leaves, and flowers, and they occasionally eat insects and small vertebrates. Lemurs in trees usually form small groups and use various sounds and scent markings to communicate and mark their territories.
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This Ring-tailed Lemur was interested in my camera . Taken at Paradise Wildlife Park .nr. Broxbourne, Herts. Unfortunately he was behind glass .hence the fluff & dirt.
These adorable lemurs, found only in Madagascar, were a little shy but this one posed nicely for a few minutes. Taken in Madagascar on our trip to Africa in 2013. Love those eyes.
This one's for you, Cathy. Nice to see you and Terry the other evening.
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Ring tailed lemurs with their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are native to the island of Madagascar off the East Coast of Africa.
Black & White Ruffed Lemur ~ Howletts Wildlife Park ~ Canterbury ~ Kent ~ England ~ Friday 1st January 2016.
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I managed to capture this Black and White Ruffed Lemur at Howletts Wildlife Park in kent...twas certainly a good way to spend the 1st day of the Year..:)
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The Duke Lemur Center is the world’s largest and most diverse collection of lemurs outside of Madagascar. It is an 85-acre sanctuary for rare and endangered prosimian primates, located at Duke in Durham, North Carolina. If you want to learn about lemurs, it is an educational and fun place to visit!
Lemurs have traditionally been regarded as being less intelligent than anthropoid primates, with monkeys and apes often described as having more cunning, guile, and deceptiveness. Many lemur species, such as sifakas and the ring-tailed lemur, have scored lower on tests designed for monkeys while performing as well as monkeys on other tests. These comparisons may not be fair since lemurs prefer to manipulate objects with their mouths (rather than their hands) and only take interest in objects when in captivity. Recent studies have shown that lemurs exhibit levels of technical intelligence on par with many other primates, although they manipulate objects less often. Tool use has not been witnessed by lemurs in the wild, although in captivity the common brown lemur and the ring-tailed lemur have been demonstrated to be able to understand and use tools.
A few lemurs have been noted to have relatively large brains. The extinct Hadropithecus was as large as a large male baboon and had a comparably sized brain, giving it the largest brain size relative to body size among all prosimians. The aye-aye also has a large brain-to-body ratio, which may indicate a higher level of intelligence. However, despite having a built-in tool in the form of its thin, elongated middle finger, which it uses to fish for insect grubs, the aye-aye has tested poorly in the use of extraneous tools.
PS: I am travelling at the moment and will be away for the rest of October in Africa with very limited internet access. Have a great few weeks my friends and I will catch up at the end of the month!
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Our grandchild insisted on a trip to the West Midland Safari Park so with the pressure on, it was a good idea to take advantage of a few pictures and this was one of them.
The black-and-white ruffed lemur or variegated lemur (Varecia variegata) is the more endangered of the two species of ruffed lemurs, both of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata rubra; see picture below), it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities and reproductively isolated. It also has less coverage and protection in large national parks than the red ruffed lemur.
Together with the red ruffed lemur, they are the largest extant members of the family Lemuridae, ranging in length from 100 to 120 cm (body-tail) and weighing between 3.1 and 4.1 kg.
They are arboreal, spending most of their time in the high canopy of the seasonal rainforests on the eastern side of the island. They are also diurnal, active exclusively in daylight hours. The diet consists mainly of fruit, although nectar and flowers are also favored, followed by leaves and some seeds.
In captivity, they can live up to 36 years.
This picture was taken in Zoo Parc Overloon, the Netherlands.
De bonte maki, gekraagde maki of vari (Varecia variegata) is een halfaap uit de familie der maki's (Lemuridae). Naast de zwart-witte vari bestaat ook de rode vari (Varecia variegata rubra; zie foto hieronder). De bonte maki of vari is de grootste soort maki.
De bonte maki is 51 tot 60 cm lang en kan 3,2 tot 4,5 kg wegen. De vrij lange staart is 56 tot 65 cm. De dichte vacht is langharig en zacht, maar het haar in het gezichts is korter. Een dikke kraag loopt in de nek en om het gezicht, waar het de oren bedekt. De dikke, lange staart, het gezicht, de schouders, borst, flanken, handen en voeten zijn zwart van kleur, de rug, kraag en delen van de ledematen zijn wit. De hoeveelheid zwart verschilt per individu.
De bonte maki bewoont de regenwouden van Noordoost- en Oost-Madagaskar, tussen de Mananararivier in het zuiden en de Antainambalanarivier in het noorden. De Antainambalanarivier vormt de grens met het verspreidingsgebied van de rode vari. De bonte maki of vari leeft voornamelijk in bomen en is een goede klimmer. Hij waagt zich zelden op de grond. De vari leeft in groepen van twee tot twintig dieren (gemiddeld vier à vijf).
Hij voedt zich met zachte vruchten. Het dieet vult hij aan met bladeren, schors, insecten, kleine gewervelden en vogeleieren.
De vari wordt in zijn vooortbestand bedreigd door aantasting van het leefgebied. Bossen worden vernietigd door zwerflandbouw (slash-and-burn), houtkap en mijnbouwactiviteiten. De bonte maki of vari staat als ernstig bedreigde soort op de internationale rode lijst van de IUCN.
Deze foto is gemaakt in Zoo Parc Overloon.
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