Golden Bamboo Lemur

The golden bamboo lemur is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to southeastern Madagascar. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss. The population is declining, with only about 1000 individuals remaining. As its name indicates, this lemur feeds almost exclusively on grasses, especially the giant bamboo or ''volohosy'' . The growing shoots of this bamboo contain 0.015% of cyanide. Each adult lemur eats about 500 g of bamboo per day, which contain about 12 times the lethal dose of.. more