B&W Ruffed lemur baby

Its not the best photo but this is too cute not to share! One of triplets around two weeks old. Mum was keeping them very safe high up in the trees

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Incredible. I'm a bit jealous. Just came back from Madagascar and we did not see any wild ruffed lemurs (we did see them in a park). Posted 10 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Don't be jealous, these little ones live in the park here in South Africa. I too endured the gruelling climb at Ranomafana into the primary rainforest, spent the night up there in a soggy tent, survived the slippery decent and...not a squeek out of those Black and Whites! Was worth every sweaty,slippery, leech infested moment though!! Posted 10 years ago

The Black-and-white ruffed lemur

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

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by Claire Hamilton