3 Blue-Eyed Lemurs Go on Display at Zoo
Three rare blue-eyed lemurs, among the most primitive of all living primates, made their debut Wednesday in their new habitat at the Los Angeles Zoo.
The nocturnal lemurs live mainly in trees and are found chiefly on the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of southern Africa. Lemurs have a body that looks like a monkey’s and a face like a cat’s, mammal curator Bob Barnes said.
“There are about 65 blue-eyed lemurs in zoos worldwide,” he said. “The Los Angeles Zoo will be the fourth zoo in the United States to display these endangered species. We have had a good track record in breeding endangered species, and we are delighted to be a part of the effort to breed blue-eyed lemurs.”
The lemurs, a female, 12, a male, 6, and their 6-month-old daughter, come to Los Angeles from the Duke University Primate Center in North Carolina.
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