Cassandra and Satyrus getting apple rings for food enrichment. I think it was a hit! Read more
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Disturbing news for lemur conservation
The American Association for the Advancement of Science reported troubling news for lemurs in the February 21 issue of their Science Magazine. The report states that lemurs the most imperiled group of large vertebrates. Read the full article: Schwitzer et al 2014_Science-Averting Lemur Extinctions.Read more
Where are the Ring-Tailed Lemurs?
It has been cold lately and that means that the Ring-tailed lemurs have been inside in their indoor holding area. Since they are inside, we want to make sure that they are getting enriched. A recent enrichment item that we have used for the lemurs is skewering dried fruit on pumpkins or like in the following pictures on paper towel tubes. Read more
Big Word of the Month: Prehensile
If you’ve been to a Meet the Keeper program at Lemurs, you may have heard someone ask if the Red Ruffed Lemurs have “thumbs” or “fingers” on the ends of their tails. The answer is “no”; the little bit of naked tail that sticks out in varying lengths from the normally furry tails of our lemurs is a by-product of over grooming. The Red Ruffed lemurs will occasionally groom their tail tips by licking, chewing or rubbing at them withRead more
Caterpillars part 2
In my Caterpillars post, I talked about getting stung by one. In this post, I will show you a couple of other caterpillars that I found in Explore the Wild. Once I found one caterpillar, which was a saddleback, my eyes began to see all the other caterpillars that are out in the area. This caterpillar (above) was on the climbing structure in the lemur yard. I found it while I was putting the morning food out for the Ring-tailed lemurs. ThisRead more