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This #FeatureFriday we are talking about Clarissa!

This #FeatureFriday we are talking about Clarissa! Clarissa is a mongoose lemur and, at 28 years old, she is the oldest mongoose lemur and also the second oldest lemur on the reserve.
Some of you may recognize Clarissa from her time free ranging here several years ago. These days, this princess lives with her partner, 26 year old mongoose lemur Felix, and the pair are enjoying the security and tranquility of living at one of our building shelters where Clarissa doesn’t have to worry about walking through a dirty forest or getting caught out in a rainstorm.
Mongoose lemurs are critically endangered in the wild. Forests of western Madagascar inhabited by mongoose lemurs are already highly fragmented and continue to be cleared due to slash-and-burn agriculture, burning to create pasture for cattle, and charcoal production.
#mongooselemur

📸: Caitlin Kenney

Did you know that male mongoose #lemurs can someti

Did you know that male mongoose #lemurs can sometimes go bald? Male mongoose lemurs have scent glands on the top of their head and mark their territory by rubbing their head on things. The repeated rubbing can sometimes to lead to some males going bald. Here, Merced shows off his how much less fur he has on the top of his head due to scent marking.
#mongooselemurs #newhairstyle

📸: Caitlin Kenney

Molson is wondering if it's Friday yet... #ringta

Molson is wondering if it's Friday yet...

#ringtailedlemur #humpdayvibes

Our Red Ruffed girl Onilahy is looking extra floof

Our Red Ruffed girl Onilahy is looking extra floofy today! Ruffed lemurs like herself are the world’s largest pollinators. When they sniff the inside of flowers for the sweet nectar, their fur picks up pollen. As they climb and leap through the forest, the pollen falls off their faces which helps pollinate plants!

#redruffedlemur #pollinators

Check out about our new publication in the America

Check out about our new publication in the American Journal of Primatology titled "A habitat stronghold on the precipice: A call-to-action for supporting lemur conservation in northeast Madagascar" Our Conservation and Research Director, Erik Patel, was a contributor as well as our Madagascar Program Manager, Louis Joxe Jaofeno! They worked alongside other dedicated individuals and their organizations.
Read the publication through the link in our bio!
#conservation #MadagascarMonday

Collared Brown #lemurs are the red-beards of Madag

Collared Brown #lemurs are the red-beards of Madagascar! Like many brown lemur species, males and females look different from each other, with males having black faces and females having grayish faces. They both have distinct reddish-orange “beards” or collars under their chin. These #lemurs are considered endangered by the IUCN, inhabiting only a small area of southeastern Madagascar. The Collared Lemur Species Survival Plan (SSP) works with 13 different #AZA-accredited institutions to ensure the long-term survival of the species.
#collaredbrownlemur

📸: Caitlin Kenney

We hope this weekend feels as long as Duffy's tail

We hope this weekend feels as long as Duffy's tail for all of our followers!

#ringtailedlemur #weekendvibes

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! #stpattysday #le

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!
#stpattysday #lemur #redruffedlemur #mongooselemur #collaredbrownlemur #commonbrownlemur

Today is the last day to enter our Luck O' the Lem

Today is the last day to enter our Luck O' the Lemurs Raffle! By entering the raffle, you will be donating to #lemur #conservation as well as possibly winning half the pot of gold for yourself!
Enter the raffle through the link in our bio!

Calling all future animal care professionals!! We

Calling all future animal care professionals!! We are opening up for applications for our Summer 2023 Internship! Get hands on animal care experience with five species of lemurs at our AZA accredited reserve in Myakka, Florida! And the best part? Housing is included!
If you'd like to be considered for our internship, check the link in our bio!

Another day, another bountiful harvest thanks to @

Another day, another bountiful harvest thanks to @forkfarms! If you haven't heard, Fork Farms is a Wisconsin based company that manufactures and sells indoor, vertical hydroponic growing systems called Flex Farms. We have had our flex farm for a year and continuously get healthy greens for our lemurs! I think it's safe to assume they're as grateful as we are for the flex farm!
#sustainability #forkfarms #yum

For this round of #MadagascarMonday we are talking

For this round of #MadagascarMonday we are talking about beekeeping! #Beekeeping can be a valuable local income generating project in Madagascar. #Honey is prized not only for its taste but for use during religious ceremonies. Our Madagascar team recently visited Mr.Odilon who is one of the foremost beekeepers in northern Madagascar. He currently has over 70 hives but he started 4 years ago with just 1 hive. Each beehive produces 2 to 3 liters of honey every few months. 1 liter sells for at least $5 USD (20,000 MGA) which is more than double the average daily income: 81% of Malagasy people live on less than $2.15 per day (World Bank 2021).
We are looking forward to collaborating with him at Agnolakely Reserve!

Be glad you aren’t a piece of fruit when you’r

Be glad you aren’t a piece of fruit when you’re near Lonzo! Mongoose lemurs have long canine teeth that help them tear into the skin of tough fruits to get to the juicy goodness inside.
#mongooselemur #whatprettyteethyouhave

We hope you all have a grape weekend 😉🍇 #we

We hope you all have a grape weekend 😉🍇
#weekendvibes

Only one more week to enter our Luck O' the Lemurs

Only one more week to enter our Luck O' the Lemurs raffle! Donate to #lemur #conservation and be entered in a chance to win half of the raised funds!
Enter through the link in our bio!
#mongooselemur

Exciting News! A species some feared extinct was s

Exciting News! A species some feared extinct was spotted alive by scientists for the first time in 24 years! This bird is a Dusky Tetraka, learn more about this exciting find through the link in our bio.
#conservation #reunitedanditfeelsogood

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