Two ringed lemur cubs, a species listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, have been born in the facilities of the Loro Parque zoo in Tenerife.
The zoo has indicated in a statement this Thursday that with these there are already five cubs that have been born in the habitat of the lemurs in Loro Parque since the first couple arrived in 2017.
The constant and intensive animal welfare work carried out at the zoo is responsible for achieving the specific conditions so that the lemurs, like the rest of the species, can reproduce successfully, adds the zoo, which stresses that in addition the proper physical, social and emotional development of animals is encouraged.
He explains that there are currently only 2,500 lemurs in the wild and points out that these animals are primates, although their characteristics differ notably from the other species of this genus.
This is due to the evolutionary isolation in which they have developed, making them a taxon of primates with unique characteristics, inherited from the first primates that populated the earth. Highly sociable, they live in family groups, so the birth of the young is for them an event that favors their well-being.
The young grow up under the care of the entire group, although they remain most of the time with their mothers. Their large round eyes, their hands with five prehensile fingers, their soft fur, and their long tail make them one of the most admired animals for their beauty.
Loro Parque also affirms that preventing lemurs from becoming another extinct species involves keeping specimens under human care in parks that work under a scientific premise, conservation and knowledge of the species.
The work for the protection and recovery of biodiversity throughout the planet carried out by the world’s scientifically-based zoos “is of extraordinary relevance” because it provides, on the one hand, the necessary knowledge to know the species in depth, allowing actions in the natural environment; and on the other, to create a genetic bank of individuals with genetic diversity that, if necessary, can repopulate their original habitats, the zoo specifies.
