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Golden Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur aureus

Golden Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur aureus. By: Cody Newcomb. Found in rainforests of Southeastern Madagascar. Restricted to primary rainforests. Elevations of up to 600-1,400m. Feeds on new shoots, leaf bases and creepers of endemic giant bamboo. Shares habitat with other lemurs.

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Golden Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur aureus

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  1. Golden Bamboo LemurHapalemur aureus By: Cody Newcomb

  2. Found in rainforests of Southeastern Madagascar. • Restricted to primary rainforests. • Elevations of up to 600-1,400m.

  3. Feeds on new shoots, leaf bases and creepers of endemic giant bamboo. • Shares habitat with other lemurs. • Females give birth to one, occasionally 2, around November- December. • Head and body length- 28-45 cm.

  4. Social animal- 2-6 individuals in the group. • Most active at dawn and dusk. • Bamboo has a high level of cyanide and the lemurs has evolved to be resistant against the cyanide.

  5. The lemur is being threatened by agriculture and timber extraction. • Hunted for food. • Pet trade.

  6. Around 1,000 lemurs estimated to be left. • Maybe a little more that are unaccounted for.

  7. Critically endangered . • There is a conservation but agriculture is encroaching the wildlife parks. • Kept in wildlife parks but are still being hunted.

  8. Questions • True/false: Golden Bamboo Lemur does not share its own habitat? • True/False: Females gives birth to two or more young? • How many lemurs are in a group? • What elevations do they live at? • How many species are estimated to be left?

  9. Sited Sources • http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=23 • http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9672/0

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