Description
When: July 29, 2019
Where: Apenheul Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
While the Lemurs look definitely like Lemurs, the baby's face makes me think of a Squirrel Monkey's But no matter how you turn it - so adorable! - and for once, on the back of his mother now that he's a bit bigger.
Species: Lac Alaotra Gentle Lemur (Alaotrabamboemaki)
Latin name: Hapalemur Alaotrensis
Originates from northeast Madagascar.
Current status: Critically Endangered
Did you know:
…The Lac Alaotra Gentle Lemur is the only Lemur specifically adapted to living in papyrus reeds.
…Unlike the other Bamboo Lemurs, it does not eat bamboo, but papyrus reeds, shoots of the common reed and two types of grass.
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