Born on April 18, the babies waited until May 2 to show themselves to visitors. Mother, Mahaly, and Father, Leo, are doing fine, and for first time parents are doing a great job attending to the twins. Leo came from the Seneca Park Zoo in New York, and Mahaly from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. This program helps preserve and protect the genetic diversity of species in captivity.
Lemurs are prosimians and are a suborder of the primate family.
There are 28 different species of lemur in the world, all native to Madagascar, and all critically endangered with extinction. Only 10 percent of the original forest and habitat remains in Madagascar. They are also an indication to us that Leo and Mahaly are pleased with their new home. We are very honored to have a role in the addition of two individuals of this highly endangered species. Valerie Riegel, Curator.