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Red-bellied Lemur -leap ahead, Marojejy, Madagascar When a group of lemurs travel by trees you can often anticipate a jump as members of the group tend to follow the exact same path of those before them. I still managed to fail these mid-air shot due to 1/400s not being fast enough. Anyway, it shows that this species is forward-leaping (some lemurs leap sideways).<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/36267/red-bellied_lemur_-_pre-jump_marojejy_madagascar.html" title="Red-bellied Lemur - pre-jump, Marojejy, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/36267_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iKVbnX5LQ69l5oOIeZnNAHmSbNs%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Red-bellied Lemur - pre-jump, Marojejy, Madagascar Part of a group crossing camp 2 in Marojejy, Madagascar. Leap ahead:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36266/red-bellied_lemur_-_pre-jump_ii_marojejy_madagascar.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36264/red-bellied_lemur_-leap_ahead_marojejy_madagascar.html Africa,Eulemur rubriventer,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Red-bellied lemur,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/36266/red-bellied_lemur_-_pre-jump_ii_marojejy_madagascar.html" title="Red-bellied Lemur - pre-jump II, Marojejy, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/36266_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VyQzMe8G3YFlSUtdcwO0hAIxD%2BA%3D" width="200" height="170" alt="Red-bellied Lemur - pre-jump II, Marojejy, Madagascar At the very last moment before the leap, they take their deepest bow. <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36264/red-bellied_lemur_-leap_ahead_marojejy_madagascar.html Africa,Eulemur rubriventer,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Red-bellied lemur,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Eulemur rubriventer,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Red-bellied lemur,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Red-bellied Lemur -leap ahead, Marojejy, Madagascar

When a group of lemurs travel by trees you can often anticipate a jump as members of the group tend to follow the exact same path of those before them. I still managed to fail these mid-air shot due to 1/400s not being fast enough. Anyway, it shows that this species is forward-leaping (some lemurs leap sideways).

Red-bellied Lemur - pre-jump, Marojejy, Madagascar Part of a group crossing camp 2 in Marojejy, Madagascar. Leap ahead:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36266/red-bellied_lemur_-_pre-jump_ii_marojejy_madagascar.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36264/red-bellied_lemur_-leap_ahead_marojejy_madagascar.html Africa,Eulemur rubriventer,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Red-bellied lemur,Spring,World

Red-bellied Lemur - pre-jump II, Marojejy, Madagascar At the very last moment before the leap, they take their deepest bow. <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36264/red-bellied_lemur_-leap_ahead_marojejy_madagascar.html Africa,Eulemur rubriventer,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Red-bellied lemur,Spring,World

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The Red-bellied lemur

The red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) is a medium sized strepsirrhine primate with a luxuriant chestnut brown coat. This lemur is endemic to eastern Madagascan rainforests and is distinguished by patches of white skin below the eyes, giving rise to a "teardrop" effect, particularly conspicuous in the male.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 2, 2016. Captured Oct 9, 2015 15:37 in 3B, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO3600
  • 240mm
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