A cheeky monkey searches for fleas on a stray cat on a pavement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Photo by Romain Mattei / Barcroft Media
Via the Telegraph.
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Primates
Earlier this month, Busch Gardens witnessed an uncommon event: the birth of mongoose lemur twins.
On Friday, April 6, the two babies were born to 17-year-old mother Rosalita and 18-year-old father Guillermo. Rosalita’s first baby – a male named Duggan – was also born at Busch Gardens and moved to another zoo for breeding.
Mongoose lemurs are classified as a “vulnerable” species, and Busch Gardens takes part in Species Survival Plans (SSP) initiated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to cooperatively manage breeding programs for threatenedor endangered species in accredited institutions.
Busch Gardens zoo staff aren’t yet sure if the new babies are male or female. All baby mongoose lemurs look the same at birth, but around 6-8 months of age, males start to changecolor and develop their red “beard” and cheeks. Females have a darker face and white beard.
The mongoose lemur, like all lemurs, is indigenous to the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, but they are one of only two species of lemur to also live in an area outside the island: mongoose lemurs can be found on the Comoros Islands between Madagascar and Africa.
Photos by Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Stay tuned to Busch Gardens’ Facebookpage and Blog for the latest news on all of the park’s new babies. To learn more about Busch Gardens, visit www.buschgardens.com.
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Cute little baby lemur discovers a rope for the first time. Wee-hooooo!
Via Arbroath.
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Kitten Alley-cat and baby monkey Darwin are having the cutest fight ever.
Via Reddit.
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Two month old pet monkey Julian, nibbles on the ear of a transvestite performer backstage at the Tiffany’s Show in Pattaya, Thailand.
The first Tiffany’s Show was performed as a one-man show for friends on New Year’s Eve in 1974. It has since become a world famous transvestite cabaret with dozens of artists performing every night.
Via Buzzfeed, photo by Reuters/Damir Sagolj.
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Yo, there’s only room for one alpha male at this place — so get outta here!
Via the Huffington Post.
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When comedian and film maker Todd Bieber (not related to Justin) visited Costa Rica with his girlfriend, they stumbled upon a group of adorable yawning baby monkeys at the Nosara Wildlife Rescue, and made a short documentary about the great work that’s being done there to save injured and orphaned monkeys.
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While roaming the grounds of Uganda’s Bwindi National Park, these mountain gorillas bump into a human being who they (especially the baby’s) seem to find very interesting.
Via Metafilter.
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Here’s an amazing video of capuchin monkey Pete who lives at an animal sanctuary in El Chapar, Bolivia, and likes nothing more than washing the dishes.
Louis Dumas, who spent time at the sanctuary helping reintroduce monkeys into the wild says. “Pete had been observing me washing the pots for a few days before he took over and began completely and perfectly imitating me!”
Via Boing boing.
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