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Greater bamboo lemur, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity in Ivoloina park, to be released back in the wild. The question would be, which wild? This species lacks a natural habitat as the 4% of its original range that remains is unprotected and degraded. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90737/greater_bamboo_lemur_-_closeup_ivoloina_park_madagascar.html" title="Greater bamboo lemur - closeup, Ivoloina park, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/90737_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=an64teGLbaoeZfVyc59lK3nUjEM%3D" width="200" height="184" alt="Greater bamboo lemur - closeup, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity in Ivoloina park, to be released back in the wild. The question would be, which wild? This species lacks a natural habitat as the 4% of its original range that remains is unprotected and degraded. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90736/greater_bamboo_lemur_ivoloina_park_madagascar.html Africa,Greater bamboo lemur,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Prolemur simus,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Greater bamboo lemur,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Prolemur simus,World Click/tap to enlarge

Greater bamboo lemur, Ivoloina park, Madagascar

In captivity in Ivoloina park, to be released back in the wild. The question would be, which wild? This species lacks a natural habitat as the 4% of its original range that remains is unprotected and degraded.

Greater bamboo lemur - closeup, Ivoloina park, Madagascar In captivity in Ivoloina park, to be released back in the wild. The question would be, which wild? This species lacks a natural habitat as the 4% of its original range that remains is unprotected and degraded. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90736/greater_bamboo_lemur_ivoloina_park_madagascar.html Africa,Greater bamboo lemur,Ivoloina park,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Prolemur simus,World

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The Greater bamboo lemur

The greater bamboo lemur, also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is the largest bamboo lemur, at over five pounds or nearly 2.5 kilograms. It has greyish brown fur and white ear tufts, and has a head-body length of around one and a half feet, or forty to fifty centimeters.

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Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Mar 8, 2020. Captured Jul 24, 2019 10:47.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO500
  • 220mm