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Chester Zoo celebrates first red-bellied lemur birth
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image captionZookeeper Claire Parry said the baby seemed incredibly content
The birth of a rare red-bellied lemur at a zoo has been hailed as a real cause for celebration , due to the threats to the species in the wild.
The baby, which weighs about 2.5oz (70g), is the first of its kind to be born at Chester Zoo in Cheshire.
Zookeeper Claire Parry said every new arrival was vital to the zoo s breeding programme, but this being the first of its kind made it extra special .
She added that the baby seemed incredibly content .
Chester Zoo celebrates birth of first red-bellied lemur Conservationists say new arrival is of vital importance as lemurs are considered the most endangered group of mammals on the planet Chat
Conservationists at Chester Zoo are celebrating the birth of a rare red-bellied lemur – the first of its kind ever to be born at the zoo.
The fluffy youngster, whose sex is currently unknown, arrived to parents Aina (four) and Frej (eight) following a 127-day pregnancy.
The new baby was born around six weeks ago, but keepers say the precious primate was so small and hidden in among mum’s thick fur that only now is it starting to become more visible.
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CHESTER Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare red-bellied lemur – the first of its kind ever to be born there. The fluffy youngster, whose sex is currently unknown, arrived to parents Aina (four) and Frej (eight) following a 127-day pregnancy. The new baby was born around six weeks ago but keepers say the precious primate was so small and hidden in among mum’s thick fur that only now is it starting to become more visible. It was estimated to weigh just 70 grams at birth – around the same weight as a banana. The birth is an important boost to the European breeding programme for the species with the red-bellied lemur listed as vulnerable to extinction in its native Madagascar – the only place where lemurs are found in the wild.