Three tiny newcomers have arrived at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia, with a critically endangered red-ruffed lemur couple welcoming triplets.
Taylor, Red and Marjorie were born on April 25 to parents Val and Doug, the park said. It is the third straight year Val has given birth at Wild Adventures.
The park said the births show the success of captive breeding programs for the species. About 590 red-ruffed lemurs live in captivity worldwide.
Red-ruffed lemurs are listed by the IUCN as critically endangered, with about 10,000 remaining in the very northern tip of Madagascar in forests that are rapidly disappearing.
The species is one of the largest extant lemurs, weighing about 4.3 kilograms. It is also described as the world’s largest pollinator, with a fuzzy nose that picks up pollen as the animals feed on fruit and nectar.
Red-ruffed lemurs are among the most fecund lemur species and can give birth to litters of six. They are also the only diurnal primate known to leave their infants in nests while they forage.
Taylor, Red and Marjorie are settling in with their siblings Swiper, Raven, Beans and Dennis. Val and Doug have had a litter every year since 2023.
Successful breeding between pairs like Val and Doug at Wild Adventures means that if Madagascar’s forests can be saved, there will likely continue to be lemurs to live in them.
“Very soon guests will be able to see Taylor, Red, and Marjorie, alongside their parents in their habitat located near the Giraffe Overlook,” said Asher Raymond, a spokesman for the park.
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