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Eastern lesser bamboo lemur feels misunderstood
Just outside the crowded exchange of tourists, their fruits and hungry brown lemurs, this bamboo lemurs observes from a distance. It feels misunderstood. It doesn't want fruit, it wants bamboo. In fact, some claim the bamboo lemur is nature's biggest drug addict. Bamboo is full of cyanide, and it is not entirely clear how the animal detoxifies it. One thing is for sure, this animal is either craving new bamboo or passing out in the bushes for most of his days.
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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