New Lemurs Found in Madagascar

[theHandpuppet]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4135670.stm

New Lemurs Found in Madagascar

Two new species of lemur have been found in Madagascar, bringing the number of known species to 49. German and Malagasy scientists made the discovery by analysing the genetic make-up of wild lemurs.

Lemurs are considered the most endangered of all primates and live only on Madagascar which has evolved in isolation for 165 million years.

As a result, the island is now home to mammals, birds and plants that exist nowhere else on our planet.

The first new species is a giant mouse lemur known as Mirza zaza. It has a long bushy tail and is about the size of a grey squirrel.

MORE... (and you've got to see the pic!)

[ET Awful]

1. Coool. Lemurs rock :)

Here's a typical ring-tailed lemur I took a picture of at Franklin Park Zoo :)

[CoffeeCat]

2. I've got to show this to my kids!

Thanks for posting this.

The picture of the lemur looks EXACTLY like the little lemur in the movie "Madagascar". He stole the show. My kids will love that picture.

I wonder if he can sing, "I like to move it..move it" too?

:)

[Nihil]

3. OK ... who else thought of ...

(Smile & wave boys, smile & wave ...)

[CoffeeCat]

5. Apparently we both thought of that!

Too funny..."Smile and wave boys...smile and wave."

LOL!!

That head lemur was too funny! "Don't insult the freaks!"

:)

[beam me up scottie]

4. Oh cool!

A pocket sized Lemur.
Pokelemur!