Lemurs are prosimians (halfapen) – they belong to the primates with probably the same common ancestors as apes, but as the apes continued to develop larger brains and a flatter snout, the lemurs kept their original character. Lemurs only live in Madagascar and surrounding islands; they are endemic there. There are five families still alive with dozens of species – often seriously endangered, as the total number of lemurs is estimated to have fallen with more than 95% in the last two decades

Rufous mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus)

Petter’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur petteri)

Crossley’s dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi)

Small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon)

Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)

Woolly lemur (Avahi spp.)

Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)

Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)

Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)

Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)

Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)

Grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)

Indri (Indri indri)

Very curious Red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer)

Just too cute! One last Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)