BLACK & WHITE RUFFED LEMUR (Varecia variegata variegata)

		This lemur, so named due to it's thick coat of fur, comes from the eastern forests of Madagascar. Mainly active around dusk, the Black and White Ruffed lemur, forages mainly for fruit, leaves and bark. It has one of the loudest voices of any animal for its size. The explosive barks they produce when they communicate can travel over a kilometre through the trees. Babies are born in a nest lined with the mother's fur located in a hole in a tree or on a forked branch. A mother normally produces between one and three young. Very young infants are carried by mouth, unlike the babies of other species of lemurs which cling to their mother's body. "Georgie" - baby Black & White Ruffed lemur. Photo courtesy of Betsy
AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS LENGTH Head and body 52.5cm   Tail 62.5cm  •  WEIGHT 3.75kg

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