Story By: Georgina Jadikovska, Sub-Editor: Marija Stojkoska, Agency: Newsflash
A critically endangered crowned lemur mom has given birth to two baby lemur twins seen here sleeping on her fur as she forages in Leipzig Zoo in Germany.
Five-year-old crowned lemur female Amber, who delivered her last baby one year ago, gave birth to a male and a female baby on 9th May 2021.
The zoo employees decided that the newborns would be named Dylan and Daria and like lemurs, they are native to the island of Madagascar.
The animal keepers from the Leipzig Zoo located in the German state of Saxony reported that the birth was not followed by any complications, and that both Amber and the twins are doing well.
Senior curator Ariel Jacken who explained that Amber has been an extremely caring mother through the years said: “The twins appear fit, they drink enough fluids regularly, they maintain attached to their mother’s fur and are already showing interest in their environment.”
The woman also added: “Their development makes us optimistic that the twins will grow up healthy.”
This is the fifth time that the twins’ parents have welcomed offspring ever since they started living together in the facility in the tropical rainforest area Gondwanaland in the Leipzig Zoo.
Over the last few weeks their father named Clyde who is eight years old had to take care of the twins’ one-year-old sister Cloe who warmly embraced the arrival of her baby siblings.
Crowned lemurs eat a diet which mostly consists of flowers, fruits, and leaves; and reaches a size of 31–36 cm (12–14 in), while they weigh not more than 2 kg (4.4 lb).
The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) species live exclusively in the northern region of the African island of Madagascar, ranging from the northernmost tip of the region, on the Cap d’Ambre Peninsula, and extending south to the east bank of the Mahavavy River.
These animals are classified as “critically endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting.
