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Black and White ruffed lemur With a mouthful! This lemur is now almost three years old. It broke it's nose shortly after birth but suffered no consequences from it. Living semi-wild at a sanctuary in South Africa Black-and-white ruffed lemur,Geotagged,South Africa,Spring,Varecia variegata,lemurs,madagascar,primates,prosimians,south africa Click/tap to enlarge

Black and White ruffed lemur

With a mouthful! This lemur is now almost three years old. It broke it's nose shortly after birth but suffered no consequences from it. Living semi-wild at a sanctuary in South Africa

    comments (4)

  1. Fantastic detailed yet soft portrait :) Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thank you Ferdy :) Posted 7 years ago
  2. what a fascinating face, lovely capture! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thank you Annette :) Posted 7 years ago

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The black-and-white ruffed lemur is the more endangered of the two species of ruffed lemurs, both of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur, it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities and reproductively isolated. It also has less coverage and protection in large national parks than the red ruffed lemur. Three subspecies of black-and-white ruffed lemur have been recognized since the red.. more

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2015. Captured Dec 4, 2015 11:15 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/80s
  • ISO800
  • 150mm