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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

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No, Madagascar is the most famous for an endemic group of mammals: lemurs, sifakas, indri, aye-aye – in total, 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemurs alone! lemurs), but you will often need to consult the range map because of many species being very similar! Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

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Birding the Danzhou Bay area (Hainan, China) by night

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The big dark eyes in a lighter face give it a lemur-like appearance. Though in this case, a lemur posing on a treetop at least 10 meters above the ground. This one actually sounds exactly like an owl should sound in my imagination – some soft and spooky hu-hu-huu.

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Heirs to Madagascar’s Royal Throne Born

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The world’s critically endangered lemur population has just expanded by two: twin baby ring-tailed lemurs born at the Duke Lemur Center, both named Princess Julien after Madagascar’s most famous royal lemur, King Julien.

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Madagascar’s Lost and Found

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Then rumors leaked out that at this same site the mythical Red Owl could easily be seen, Madagascar Serpent Eagle was breeding and other rare birds and lemurs abounded. Photo by Adam Riley The Sambirano Avahi or Woolly Lemur is a little known nocturnal species that occurs in the forests around Lake Bemanevika.

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Madagascar: The Last Inheritor of Gondwana

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Prime example: The voice-over closes with a plea to protect the remarkable microcontinent from the interference of humankind, but narrator Massimo Simion has a near Steve Irwin-esque enthusiasm for interacting with his subjects – climbing baobabs, fondling chameleons, feeding lemurs, and at one point actually wrestling a small crocodile.

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Rare Tee Clothing

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Did you know that they are more closely related to lemurs than they are to monkeys? The shirt is really a lot of fun to wear, and I really like that it’s so unique. It was also fun to learn a little bit about the Tarsier when I was choosing my shirt. Even though they look a bit more like a primate!

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Come@Me: If Birds are Dinosaurs I’m a Monkey’s Uncle

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People use the terms “primate” and “monkey” interchangeably, and refer to such things as lemurs as monkeys. Er, I mean, to not include the whales when you collect data on food type, body size, and ranging patterns. Monkey is a common, not scientific, term. That makes me a monkey’s uncle, but it really isn’t very useful to say that.

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