2 Lemurs give birth in Myakka City conservation reserve 4 lemurs have been born at Myakka City s Lemur Conservation Foundation (Source: Lemur Conservation Foundation) By ABC7 Staff | May 3, 2021 at 11:49 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 12:13 PM
MYAKKA CITY, Fla. (WWSB) - Just in time for Motherâs Day, two lemur mothers are fostering the survival of their species by rearing four healthy newborns on the Lemur Conservation Foundationâs Myakka City reserve.
Collared brown lemur Isabelle, and her partner, Olivier, welcomed one baby, while red-ruffed lemur Zazabe and her partner, Ranomamy, had triplets. All four infants are doing well under the watchful eyes of their mothers and the Lemur Conservation Foundation staff. The triplets are female; the collared brownâs sex will be determined soon.
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Four baby lemurs, including a set of triplets, were born to two mothers at the Lemur Conservation Foundation s Myakka City reserve. (Caitlin Kenney/Lemur Conservation Foundation)
MYAKKA CITY, FL Just ahead of Mother s Day, two lemur mothers are fostering the survival of their species with the birth of four healthy newborns on the Lemur Conservation Foundation s Myakka City reserve.
Collared brown lemur Isabelle, and her partner, Olivier, welcomed one baby, while red-ruffed lemur Zazabe and her partner, Ranomamy, had triplets, the foundation said in a news release. The triplets are female and the collared brown s sex will be determined soon.
Lemurs can use their sense of smell to locate fruit hidden more than 50 feet away in the forest but only when the wind blows the fruit’s aroma toward them, according to a new study.
“This is the first time research has demonstrated that primates can track a distant smell carried by the wind,” says anthropologist and lead study author Elena Cunningham, a clinical associate professor of molecular pathobiology at New York University’s College of Dentistry.
Many animals use their sense of smell to locate food. However, less is known about whether primates can smell far away food, or if they instead rely on visual cues or memory to find their next meal.
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VIDEO: A group of ring-tailed lemurs at the Lemur Conservation Foundation detect the smell of cantaloupe and track the aroma to the container of hidden cantaloupe. Two lemurs initially turn to. view more
Credit: Laura Stalter, Lemur Conservation Foundation
Lemurs can use their sense of smell to locate fruit hidden more than 50 feet away in the forest but only when the wind blows the fruit s aroma toward them, according to a study published in the
American Journal of Physical Anthropology. This is the first time research has demonstrated that primates can track a distant smell carried by the wind, said anthropologist Elena Cunningham, a clinical associate professor of molecular pathobiology at NYU College of Dentistry and the study s lead author.