Another photo from the Zoo trip :)
#love was in the air at @newquayzoo when we in #cornwall #lemur cuddles 😊 #happyfriday 😻😍
Taken By: Hailey Boone
Like father, like son. Wismar Zoo
In contrast to the indri, the nocturnal aye-aye is considered an evil spirit and symbol of misfortune. An aye-aye in the village foretells death. A man who the aye-aye points at with its bony middle finger (used for digging grubs out of crevices) is doomed. Aye-ayes are even reputed to creep into homes at night and use those middle fingers to sever the aorta of sleeping humans. The sad result of this is that aye-ayes are often killed on sight, their bodies hung as a warning to other “evil spirits”.
This little guy had to get a tumor removed from his jaw. His tongue sticks out like that all the time but he seems just as happy as the other lemurs.
Lemurs, like most primates, are social animals, though the kind of groups that they form tend to vary by species. One of the unusual things about lemurs, however, is that in many diurnal species the females tend to be the dominant sex, a highly unusual system among primates. There are many theories as to why this may occur, although nothing has proven conclusive as of yet.
