4 critically endangered red ruffed lemurs born at Nashville Zoo!
Something to smile about.
https://www.nashvillezoo.org/our-blog/posts/red-ruffed-lemurs-born-at-nashville-zoo
...."Unlike other primate species, red ruffed lemurs do not carry their young. Instead, they keep their young in a nest nursing and caring for them until they are more independent and mobile. Zoo guests can see their three older siblings and dad, Dino, on exhibit along Bamboo Trail. The four newest additions will remain indoors with mom until they are old enough to venture outside which zookeepers estimate to be in about a month.
Red ruffed lemurs are one of more than 100 species of lemurs on the island of Madagascar and are considered critically endangered in the wild due to habitat loss, illegal hunting and pet trade. Nashville Zoo participates in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan for this species to increase the captive population. The Zoo also contributes financially to SAVA Conservation which works on saving the lemur species in the wild." (More)
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