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
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Rufous mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus)
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Petter’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur petteri)
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Crossley’s dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi)
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Small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon)
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Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
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Woolly lemur (Avahi spp.)
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Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
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Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
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Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
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Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
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Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
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Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
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Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
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Grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
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Grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
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Indri (Indri indri)
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Very curious Red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer)
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Just too cute! One last Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)