
Two lemur sisters join Wildlife Center’s breeding program
Laura Young
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In the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa, lies Madagascar, the fourth largest island nation in the world. Because of its isolated location, many animals and plants that live there are found nowhere else on earth. Along with hedgehog-like insectivores, many kinds of chameleons and around 800 species of butterflies are more than 100 unique types of lemurs.
Lemurs have become the most endangered mammals on the planet. One strategy to p