The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

Category: Lemur

  • Endangered Lemurs Emerge!

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    It's quadruplets at the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in San Jose, California! Born May 17th, the endangered Red Ruffed lemurs spent the last few weeks in their comfy nest box with mom. Now big enough to venture out, the four curious little boys have begun to explore their surroundings. 

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    So small!Basically the size of an apple.

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    A peek through a hole in the nest box reveals imminent rough-housing

    Red ruffed lemur in their box 

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    Endangered due to habitat destruction, poaching and capture for the pet trade, these Red Ruffed lemurs are part of a Species Survival Plan that coordinates breeding between the fifty-two accredited zoos in North America with Red Ruffed lemurs. Read more about it below.  

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  • Lemur Babies at the Central Florida Zoo

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    The pair (one male, one female) was born on Wednesday May 13 at the Central Florida Zoo. They are all on exhibit now, doing well and their Mom is taking good care of them.  As is typical of Red-Ruffed lemurs, the mom “parks” the babies so she can forage for food in the wild and the design of the Zoo's  exhibit allows her plenty of areas to “park” them while she forages.

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  • Korean Zoo is Bursting with Babies

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    The Everland Zoo in South Korea is brimming with babies these days. A member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the Everland Zoo has a outstanding staff photographer whose work can also be seen on Flickr.

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    Everland Resort is a theme park in Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. Everland is South Korea’s largest theme park.

  • A Labor of Lemur Love

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    Unable to nurse for itself, this little Ring-tailed Lemur is being hand raised by zoo keepers at the Franklin Park Zoo. Just like a human baby, the little guy requires around the clock care, but the staff at the zoo have experience with sleepless nights and the lemur has been growing steadily since its birth on February 18th (the sex is still unknown).

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  • Now That’s a Fur Coat

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    On March 18th proud, Collared Lemur parents Vera and Jean Luc gave birth to a single tiny baby at the Bronx Zoo. Like the sifaka lemurs we have covered, baby collared lemurs cling tightly to mom for the first few weeks of life. We'd show you more but all we can see is a head, a hand, and the occasional tail sticking out of the fluff. 

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    Check out the Bronx Zoo's awesome Lemur Life site to learn about the distinct personalities of their resident lemurs.

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  • Leapin’ Lemur! Rare Sifaka Born at St. Louis Zoo

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    A tiny sifaka lemur was born at the St. Louis Zoo on February 16, 2009. Lemurs are primates like monkeys, apes, and humans, and sifakas have five fingered hands complete with thumbs. Baby sifakas use their strong grasp to cling tightly to their mothers for the first month or so, as these pictures clearly demonstrate.

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    Photo credits: Robin Winkelman/Saint Louis Zoo

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  • Tahina, the Orphan Sifaka

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    The Besancon Zoo in Eastern France welcomed the arrival of a baby Sifaka in late December. 'Tahina' means 'needs to be protected' in malgache. With no mother to protect her, 'Tahina' is seen living up to her name by clinging tightly to a surrogate stuffed Mommy Lemur.

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    (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)

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    A four to five month gestation period ends with the birth of a single
    offspring in July. The young holds fast to the mother's belly when
    small, but then later is carried on her back. Young are weaned after
    about six months and reach full maturity at the age of two to three
    years. The life expectancy of the sifakas is up to 18 years.