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Happy World Lemur Day! How are you celebrating today? Reply or re-tweet!

And be sure to share photos with us of your festivities big and small!

📷: Mathias Appel

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うぇーい！今日は世界キツネザルの日！
せっかくなので私が描いた絵も見て！
ワオキツネザルはいつも私に絵を描く力を与えてくれる！！☺️






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2022-10-28

Another year of the & I still don't have time to participate in the art contest the way I'd like to. 😭 Already missed my three favorite groups, but here's some Silky Sifakas for Indriid week!!

Did you know? Silky Sifaka skin becomes more pink as they age! 🌸

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2022-10-18

"Shy Lemur"

Lepilemuridae family
Sportive Lemurs
Lepilemur


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2022-10-10

Mouse Lemur for

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2022-10-01


Theme of the week : Cheirogaleidae Family

The Fork-marked lemur is a species of nocturnal lemur with a characteristic black stripe on its back. Lemurs are dangerously threatened by habitat destruction & hunting, they'll disappear soon if nothing is done... 🔥

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2022-09-30

My submission for week 1 of the Lemur Festival a forked marked lemur.

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2022-09-28


Day 31 - Ring-tailed Lemur

• Ring-tailed Lemurs are known to be the most popular species of lemurs.

Lemurs are the spirits of the night. The term derive from the latin word "lemures" which referes to specters of the death, or ghosts in ancien rome.

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2021-10-31


Day 28 - Tenrec

• Tenrecs are diverse in appearance; due to convergent evolution, some look like hedgehogs.
They differ from hedgehogs in that hedgehogs roll into a ball and hiss at potential predators, while tenrecs will unroll, attack and bite.

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2021-10-28

I attempted to do the but everything has been just chaotic so I havent gotten as far as 3

Im going to continue into November because I still really want to do this ❤️

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2021-10-27


Day 26 - Malagasy freshwater fish

• Endemic freshwater fishes of Madagascar have declined dramatically due to the introduction of carnivorous species, competition with other invasive fish species, and overfishing.

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2021-10-27


Day 25 - Hapalemur

• Aloatran bamboo lemur is endemic to the shores of Lake Alaotra in northeastern Madagascar. The species is critically endangered, threatened by destruction of its habitat converted to rice fields, the pet trade and hunting.

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2021-10-25


Day 23 - Phaner

•The pale fork-marked lemur is a nocturnal primate, which lives in the dry Western forests of Madagascar. The species is easily distinguished from the other lemurs by the fork-marked black strips that extend from the head to the back.

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2021-10-23


Day 21 - Allocebus

• The Hairy-eared dwarf lemur is unquestionably among the rarest of surviving lemurs. It's a very small nocturnal species.

Deforestation and destruction of its habitat are the main threats to the species.

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2021-10-21


Day 19 - Mirza

• They're two species in the genus Mirza, one of them is the Northern giant mouse lemur, and it's known to be the primate with the biggest testicles in proportion to its body size.

The species threatened by deforestation and hunting.

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2021-10-19


Day 18 - Malagasy Bat

• The Madagascar flying fox is threatened by loss of habitat, traditional medicine and hunting.

These bats fly and disperse seeds and pollinate flowers, ensuring the regeneration of plants and the forest.

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2021-10-18


17 - Greater Bamboo Lemur

• One of the only species of lemur who sees its population increased thanks to Helpsimus association.
Since 2014, the population has been multiplied by 2.4 in their conservation area reaching a number of 550 individuals in 2020.

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2021-10-17


16 - Malagasy Rodent

• The Malagasy giant jumping rat is the largest rodent native to Madagascar.
The species is threatened by deforestation, disease, the introduction of invasive species and predation by dogs and cats.

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2021-10-16


Day 15 - Avahi

• Woolly lemurs are part of the Indridae family, which also includes indris and sifakas.

The Sambirano woolly lemur is critically endangered, the species is very poorly known, the main threat is hunting and deforestation.

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2021-10-16


Day 13 - Aye-aye

• One of the most unloved and misunderstanding animals !!
The species is victim of superstitions and are generally considered bad omens, killed on sight and hung up so that the "malefic spirit" be carried away by travelers.

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2021-10-13