Full body view of an Ankarana Sportive Lemur, Ankarana, Madagascar
Found during the day. Although having a narrow distribution, there's a good chance of seeing them in Ankarana, although we definitely needed a guide to actually spot them. The Ankarana forest is dry and gives good visibility, the thing to look out for are the large gaps and holes in trees as seen on this photo, plus said gaps typically need to be within a specific range of height.
Once discovered, they are not that nervous if you keep a normal distance of about 15 feet. Closeup:
The Ankarana sportive lemur, or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 centimeters, including 25 centimeters of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams. The Ankarana sportive lemur is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry lowland forests in Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamerana, and in moist montane forest of Montagne d'Ambre.
