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Quick facts

Lifespan

Lifespan

Up to 30 years

Diet

Diet

Mainly fruits

young leaves and flowers

Habitat

Habitat

Tropical dry forest

moist lowland and montane forest

Range

Range

Madagascar

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The brown lemurs

Agile social creatures

Agile social creatures

The brown lemur moves through the forest canopy on all fours. Its tail is as long as or longer than its body and is used to maintain its balance when it performs aerial leaps.

Brown lemurs are social animals and this is seen even in their teeth! They have a dental ‘comb’, formed by modified teeth, which they use to groom one another, building relationships. They also communicate verbally – ‘crou’ is to sound the alarm while a high-pitched ‘cree’ is a territorial call.
Free-ranging at the Zoo

Free-ranging at the Zoo

Their close social ties are the reason why they were selected to free-range. As they are fed at the same place every day, they learn to associate the area with food and to establish their territory there.

Aside from the Treetops Trail feeding, the brown lemurs can also be seen at the big bamboo clump by the Zoo entrance. You can view them up-close, without any of the barriers that usually separate visitors and animals. Do keep an eye out for those round-eyed faces!

Special experiences

Rainforest fights back show

Rainforest Fights Back Show

Daily: 12:30pm - 2:30pm Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre

This entertaining and engaging show features a diverse range of rainforest animals. Be awed as they show off their dexterity by jumping and flying above.

Find out how these animals’ lives have been affected by humans and why they do not necessarily make good pets. You may even get a chance to touch a snake and a slithery surprise awaits one lucky volunteer, who'll enjoy the photo opportunity of a lifetime!

Together, we protect wildlife

Threatened existence in the wild

Threatened existence in the wild

Brown lemurs are hunted for food. Blowpipes, guns, bow-and-arrows, and even traps are used. Sometimes entire groups are captured.

Their habitat is increasingly destroyed by slash-and-burn practices, charcoal production, and illegal logging. Choose paper and wood products from sustainable sources.

The IUCN Status

NT

Near Threatened

Likely to become vulnerable in the near future

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.

DD

Data Deficient

Unknown risk of extinction

LC

Least Concern

At relatively low risk of extinction

NT

Near Threatened

Likely to become vulnerable in the near future

VU

Vulnerable

At high risk of extinction in the wild

EN

Endangered

At very high risk of extinction in the wild

CR

Critically Endangered

At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

EW

Extinct in the Wild

Survives only in captivity

EX

Extinct

No surviving individuals in the wild or in captivity

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