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Lemur
Wood is a four acre environment, divided into two areas; each containing
two species of lemur. More infomation can be found on each species
by clicking the images...
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First
Area
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The ring-tailed lemur
spends much of its time on the ground. As its name suggests, it
has a black and white ringed tail the clearly distinguishes it from
any other lemur. These 'charismatic' lemurs are often the first
you see in Lemur Wood.
This group of consists
of several breeding females, which make up the groups core. IMales
live very much on the edge of the group and low down in the groups
'pecking order'.
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lemurs are a sub-species of the brown lemur. They are far more arboreal
(tree-dwelling) than the ring-tailed and are often best tracked by
listening for their 'grunt' calls and to spot their wagging tails.
Often, it is easier to find the red-fronted lemurs in our wood by
listening out for their calls; rather than spotting them by sight.
Only the males have the red markings on the head. |
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Second
Area
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The
black and white ruffed lemur is one of two sub-species (the other
being the red ruffed). They are the largest of the true lemurs and
originate from the eastern rainforests of Madagascar; which have largely
disappeared. Our family group are fairly easy to spot with their conspicuous
markings and no-one would miss their loud territorial calls! |
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The red-bellied lemur
is the newest addition to Lemur Wood. Our breeding pair are a male
from Duke University Primate Center in the States and a female from
Mulhouse, France. Even though this species are a lot smaller, their
tenatious characters means they will often dominate the black and
white ruffed lemurs; especially around feed times. Keepers have
to be careful that all the lemurs receive the correct amount of
food.
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