May 17, 2008

lemurs

i was enjoying a laid-backed saturday morning, eating my toasted cheese and multi-grained bread and sipping piping hot coffee. Watching a documentary shown in National Geographic channel (duno what name). It is wonderful to see that there are so many many species of lemurs in Madagascar. It is island off the coast of Africa and has some of the world's most interesting animals. About 75 percent of the species found in Madagascar live nowhere else on the planet.

After seeing so many cute bouncy lively lemurs, I waited in anticipation with the host to catch a glimpse of the notorius noturnal lemur called Aye Aye. It is believed by the locals to be evil. And when I saw it, I understand why... kinda spooky =.=

catch a glimpse of AyeAye and the other less spooky species here i still like the ringtail best.. ^^

while poking around the Neo Geo site, I found these 2 links interesting..
new species of lemurs found - very cute

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/monkeys-and-lemurs/Monkey and lemurs videos,
look for the one where it says "Lemurs Jostle to keep warm".. see the way they sit.. v cute

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