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Gentle Bamboo Lemur
August 25, 2002 | Leave a Comment
Hapalemur griseus: The gentle bamboo lemur is the smallest of the Hapalemurs. It eats fruit and leaf petioles, as well as bamboo. Griseus look all soft and cuddly, and are especially cute when peering out from behind a stalk of giant bamboo. But you wouldn’t want to get too close; can you imagine the kind of teeth they have, that can cut right through bamboo? Also known as the grey bamboo lemur.
Conservation status: Endangered
Group size: 2-7
(This photo is from my trip to Madagascar in 2000.)