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Blue-eyed black lemur - female, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species&#039; distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar&#039;s 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It&#039;s original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90624/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_ivoloina_park_madagascar.html" title="Blue-eyed black lemur - male, Ivoloina park, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/90624_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gM13JGhAiTCHi2xHoPEAPYGJ86A%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Blue-eyed black lemur - male, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species&#039; distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar&#039;s 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It&#039;s original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90623/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_eye_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90626/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90625/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_portrait_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html Africa,Blue-eyed black lemur,Eulemur flavifrons,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90623/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_eye_ivoloina_park_madagascar.html" title="Blue-eyed black lemur - male eye, Ivoloina park, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/90623_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Byb0s1QOIsq4z71hbMsFwIRvvQg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Blue-eyed black lemur - male eye, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species&#039; distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar&#039;s 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It&#039;s original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90624/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90626/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90625/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_portrait_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html Africa,Blue-eyed black lemur,Eulemur flavifrons,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90625/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_portrait_ivoloina_park_madagascar.html" title="Blue-eyed black lemur - female portrait, Ivoloina park, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/90625_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LdiJYSQ4GTnHxfMEFo1D0nzmM9o%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Blue-eyed black lemur - female portrait, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species&#039; distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar&#039;s 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It&#039;s original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. 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Blue-eyed black lemur - female, Ivoloina park, Madagascar

In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species' distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.

Almost all of Madagascar's 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It's original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.

Blue-eyed black lemur - male, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species' distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar's 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It's original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90623/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_eye_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90626/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90625/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_portrait_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html Africa,Blue-eyed black lemur,Eulemur flavifrons,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,World

Blue-eyed black lemur - male eye, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species' distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar's 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It's original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90624/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90626/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90625/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_portrait_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html Africa,Blue-eyed black lemur,Eulemur flavifrons,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,World

Blue-eyed black lemur - female portrait, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity, to be released back into the wild. As the name suggests, this species' distinguishing feature is their blue eyes, present in both males and females. A unique feature in primates, the only other species that (sometimes) has blue eyes is us. The male is black with occasional brown highlights, the female is a vibrant orange color.<br /> <br /> Almost all of Madagascar's 100+ lemur species are endangered or critically endangered. This one is in particular trouble. It's original natural range is tiny, a small speck in the Northwest of Madagascar. This habitat is almost entirely cleared, and the species is close to extinction in the wild.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90624/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90623/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_male_eye_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90626/blue-eyed_black_lemur_-_female_ivoloina_parkmadagascar.html Africa,Blue-eyed black lemur,Eulemur flavifrons,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,World

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    NattyOne
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    Another magic lemur Posted 5 years ago
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    Claire Hamilton
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    Stunning photo Ferdy, such beautiful creatures and yes, so rare. Posted 5 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Thank you, Claire. It was a simple shot, but the creature definitely is stunning :) Posted 5 years ago

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The Blue-eyed black lemur

The blue-eyed black lemur, also known as the Sclater's lemur, is a species of true lemur. It can attain a body length of 39–45 cm, a tail length of 51–65 cm- a total length of 90–100 cm, and a weight of 1.8-1.9 kg. Being a primate, it has strong hands with palms like a human, which have a rubbery texture to give it a firm grip on branches. Its tail is longer than its body and non-prehensile.

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  • NIKON D850
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  • 270mm