New Zealand's Wellington Zoo has more than doubled its population of endangered ring-tailed lemurs after its four females gave birth to twins, the zoo's primate manager said on Tuesday.
Ring-tailed lemurs, endemic to Madagascar, are on the endangered list. Wellington Zoo has only had ring-tailed lemurs for 18 months and got Zeus, their male, at the beginning of 2022 with the hope they might be able to add to their population.
"The window is literally 24 to 36 hours – that was all the time our male had to do his job," said Ridley. "Zeus is a really, really nice male. He's laid back. He is very respectful of the females and he understands his position within the mob."
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