CROWNED LEMUR (Eulemur coronatus)

FEMALE Image by kind permission of The Duke Primate Centre Photographer Jim Kerley MALE Image by kind permission of The Duke Primate Centre Photographer Jim Kerley		Males are light chestnut-brown/grey on their upper parts and darker brown on their flanks and the ends of their legs/feet and arms/hands and their tails. Underneath they are a pale grey colour. The face and ears are grey/white surrounded by striking red/orange fur and the distinctive dark patch on the top of the head. Females are more of a grey colour overall and pale grey on their underneath parts. The colour and markings on the head are paler than the male. Crowned lemurs are found in the northern tip of Madagascar, where they prefer the dry and semi-dry deciduous forests (although they also have been observed in humid forests). Living in groups averaging 5 or 6 individuals (but can be as many as 15) comprising several males and females and some young. The majority of the crowned lemurs diet is fruit, with flowers and leaves (and occasionally bird's eggs) supplementing this. After a gestation period of around 4 months, females give birth to 1 or 2 young around October (the start of the rainy season). Babies start off by clinging to their mother's front but later move on to her back.
AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS LENGTH Head and body 35cm   Tail 45cm  •  WEIGHT 1.65kg

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