Happy World Lemur Day!
Channel: Denver Zoo
Date: 2022-10-28

Happy #WorldLemurDay, a day dedicated to loving lemurs and raising awareness for their critical conservation needs. Did you know almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered and 98% of lemur species are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, illegal logging and hunting? Here at the Zoo, we currently are home to nine individual lemurs representing four different species; three Critically Endangered aye-ayes (we house three of the 24 aye-ayes that live in human care in North America!), two Critically Endangered red ruffed lemurs, three Endangered ring-tailed lemurs and one Vulnerable white-headed lemur. 

Check out the video below to see Bellatrix, Kermit, Waldorf, Fozzie and Sixpence enjoying their best lemur lives at the Zoo. Be sure to swing by Primate Panorama today to learn more about lemurs from our primate keepers and to wish all the lemurs who call Denver Zoo home a Happy World Lemur Day!  

Video Credit: Keeper Kelly D.