Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Lemur Street.

The tube regime of mine has been revolving around Lemur Street.

Filmed in Madagascar, this BBC documentary launches a spectacular insight of endangered ring-tailed lemurs. Grooming, foraging, sunbathing and interacting are but all in a day's work for this predominantly matriachal species.

A typical day starts with lemurs sunbathing to warm themselves after a cold night.

The leader gets her share of the sun while her troop begins to stir.

Pretty as the ring-tails might be, lemurs cannot hang from their tails.
They move around by jumping from side to side.
It's quite a sight watching them bounce across the plains and into the forest!

Lemurs are territorial creatures.
Fights are inevitable when rival groups encounter each other.

Lemurs forage for fresh leaves, fruit and cactuses.
Occasionally, they snack on small insects.

A newborn lemur clings onto her mother's belly for the first month, feeding on milk.

At 4 weeks, she will ride on her mother's back and begin foraging.
On her mother's back will she remain for 6 months.
Thereafter, she will be independent.

After the hustle and bustle, lemurs huddle together in the evening to form a giant ball of fur before going to bed.

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