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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Twin red-ruffed lemurs have been born at Singapore zoo, officials said Thursday, a rare double delivery that is a boost for the endangered saucer-eyed primates. It was the first birth at the zoo of the endangered creatures, which are native to Madagascar, in over a decade, Wildlife Reserves Singapore said. The arrival of the yet-to-be-named twins was “particularly special” because the creatures breed only once a year, it said. The fluffy […]
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) — Lemurs hum to protect them from predators and increase social cohesion within their troop, according to a Canadian primatologist. Research carried out by Laura Bolt, from University of Toronto Mississauga, could help future studies on how ancient human ancestors socialized with each other. During her five-month stint at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwest Madagascar Bolt studied two specific vocalizations – “moans” and “hmms” produced by male ring-tailed lemurs, the […]
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) — Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo has welcome two new additions to its enclosures – twin ring-tailed baby lemurs. The park said in a statement on Wednesday the babies were born on Saturday and will be suckled for about six months, with other females helping their mother care for them. Lemurs, originally from Madagascar, are “sociable animals”, the zoo said. In the hit animated film “Madagascar”, the lemurs were known for throwing thumping dance […]
