
Red-tailed sportive lemur by day - closeup, Kirindy Reserve, Madagascar
A few shots of this nocturnal species found by day in Kirindy. It's a relatively inactive species, so when seeing it at night, it's relatively easy to find it again by day. When found by day, it remains calm and makes no attempt to flee. It does always seem to have an exit plan at hand, such as dropping itself into a branch, above all to escape from owls and hawks. We've seen one by day 3 times in our lives and it always seems awake, not actually sleeping. There's surprisingly little information about this species online regarding diet, behavior, etc. The most important fact is of course its hilarious face.

The red-tailed sportive lemur, or red-tailed weasel lemur, is native to Madagascar like all lemurs. It is a nocturnal species feeding largely on leaves, though they also eat some fruit. Individuals weigh around 800 grams, and there is little sexual dimorphism. In general they live in mated pairs, with a home range of about 10,000 square metres. Both members of the pair use the same home range, and there is little overlap between the home ranges of neighbouring pairs. Travel distances each night.. more
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You can clearly see it's looking just besides me, communicating to my fellow travelers: give this man some room, it's important. Posted 6 years ago