Double the cuteness! In addition to lengthy black-and-white tails, one of the most striking things about lemurs is their yellow-brown eyes with big pupils. This proud mama is Susen —don't mind her glare, we've interrupted dinner — toting her two new lil ones born on Mar. 17 in Dresden, Germany. I've gathered some fun facts about Ring-Tailed Lemurs so see more cute pictures, learn something, and start now.
Halloween's tomorrow but the creatures of Bristol Zoo got their pumpkin treats a little early. These freshly carved jack-o'-lanterns were explored — and devoured — by creatures from raccoons to ring-tailed lemurs. Luckily for us, zoo photographers snapped the action before the pumpkin carcasses were properly disposed.
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My pal TrèsSugar recently traveled to the East Coast and Canada, where she snapped these sweet pictures from the Madagascar exhibit at Montréal Biodôme. Do you recognize this creature giving us the eye from his branch perch? Check out him and his ring-tailed pals when you get started!
Look at those eyes, look at those hands, it's like lil Tahina's about to climb out of the keeper's hands and into my heart! Born less than one month ago at Besancon Zoo in France, the Madagascar lemur has clearly already mastered her camera-ready gaze and pose.
Turns out this babe isn't just cute, but also rare with only 17 of her kind living in captivity worldwide – that makes the name, Tahina, especially fitting as it translates to 'Needs to be protected' in the Malagasy language of her native country. See more pictures below . . . especially the one clutching her stuffed animal mama!
Actor John Cleese was recently photographed feeding grapes to Colin, a red ruffed lemur at Bristol Zoo in England. Apparently, the Monty Python master has a deep love for lemurs and their conservation — he has even had a species of wooly lemurs named after him!
What do you know about lemurs? Take my quiz and find out!
Take the QuizThe silent film starring Mr. Freaky Lemur just got a soundtrack. He's even freakier than before. . .
Someone's got a staring problem. Either that, or he's giving his best impression of this douchebag.
