The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens introduced the delivery on Thursday in a Fb publish. The zoo stated the primate, born to folks Hendricks and Hemsworth, is the second blue-eyed black lemur born on the facility.
Zoo guests will not be capable to catch a glimpse of the new child lemur simply but, as it can stay in a non-public space with its dad and mom till it’s sufficiently old to hitch the remainder of the group, in response to the zoo.
The blue-eyed black lemur is exclusive for extra causes than simply being endangered. They’re additionally the one primates, apart from people, which have blue eyes. Blue eyes supply much less solar safety than darker eyes, making them uncommon within the wild.
The species are named after the looks of the males: Whereas infants of each sexes are born with rusty brown fur, as they mature the males’ fur will darken and switch black.
The cute blue-eyed child proven within the zoo’s Fb photographs will doubtless solely weigh 5 kilos as an grownup, in response to the Duke Lemur Middle.
The lemurs are native to northwestern Madagascar, the place their numbers have dwindled because of looking and deforestation, says the middle. It’s estimated that there are fewer than 1,000 people dwelling within the wild.
“Each delivery of this species is essential to their long-term sustainability,” wrote the zoo on Fb.
