Lemur Noël's Advent Calender
2,323 views · Published 6 December 2010 · 1:04 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: The Aspinall Foundation · 2010 · Pets & Animals
This week at Port Lympne, keepers try an animal advent calander with 11 year old Crowned Sifaka lemur, Noël, fittingly named after the French word for Christmas because he was born on the 25th of December! Keepers placed walnuts behind the doors as they are Noel's favourite. Head Keeper Simon commented: 'Unfortunately Noel did not really get the hang of the device despite his Christmassy name! He did enjoy the Walnuts though' Noël and his brother Tao are two of only 16 of their kind in captivity worldwide. Found only in a small area of Madagascar, Sifaka lemurs are endangered. Their numbers are thought to have declined by more than half in the past 30 years and are still decreasing, mainly due to the destruction of their forest habitat for grazing land and to make charcoal.
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