Dr. Vanderford dons the gown again

The Ring-tailed lemurs have been getting along well since the initial incidents with their introductions.  (Hopefully Autumn will get some photos to share of the snuggling occurring). That’s why we were very surprised to find Henri one day with his ear split. He, and the others, were all acting totally fine both before and after, but his ear did need to get sutured. Take a look:          Read more
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One Department’s Trash…

…is another department’s treasure! We are doing a lot of cleaning up behind the scenes here at the museum. Our education department was getting rid of some tote bins and put them up for grabs. A lot of people grabbed some for personal use while I saw an opportunity for the lemurs! I had been wanting to create some bedding options for the lemurs and these were just what I needed!   Big thanks to the exhibits team for cuttingRead more

Ring-tailed lemur update

Sorry it’s taken so long to update you about the lemurs here. I’ve been busier than busy. It’s been a long road, and although the end can be seen, it is still way off in the distance. The end of the road: to add a group of five young ring-tailed lemurs to our group of two old ring-tailed lemurs. In July 2014 five ring-tailed lemurs from the Toledo Zoo made their way. Young, bouncy, and active… I never had suchRead more

And They’re Out…

… on exhibit outdoors for the first time last week: The Toledo Lemurs are outside on grass for the first time. Staff, volunteers, guests, and we assume lemurs too are excited. I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say 1,000 photos were taken, but for now, I’ll just share a few that Katy caught.            Read more