The definition of cute - Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur
OK, this one was photographed suring our visit to Lemur island, where the lemurs, although not in cages, cannot leave the island. Having said that, for close encounters of the lemur kind - this place is hard to beat. One ruffed lemur jumprd onto my shoulder and promptly urinated. The locals thought it was really funny and tried, rather half-heartedly, to convince me that it was considered good luck among the Malagasy.
The eastern lesser bamboo lemur, also known as the gray bamboo lemur and the gray gentle lemur, is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar, with three known subspecies. As its name suggests, the eastern lesser bamboo lemur feeds mainly on bamboo. The lemurs of the genus ''Hapalemur'' have more manual dexterity and hand–eye coordination than most lemurs. They are vertical climbers and jump from stalk to stalk in thick bamboo forests.
The eastern lesser bamboo lemur is gray in colour, sometimes.. more
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