Lemurs

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Cory the Clown visits the Los Angeles Zoo and the Lemurs. They are primitive primates that are endangered. The Los Angeles Zoo is trying to breed them successfully.

Lemurs have such pretty blue eyes. The lemurs Cory the Clown visited at the Los Angeles Zoo are a family: Cagney, a six-year-old male, Bacall, a twelve- year-old female, and Dern, their six month old daughter. They are primitive primates. A primate is a mammal that has a refined development of its hands and feet, a shortened snout, and large brain. People are primates. Fully grown lemurs are about 16 inches tall and their tails are twenty-two inches long. Their tail is longer than their body. They live about 20 to 25 years.

They come from Madagascar, an island off of the coast of Africa. They are endangered because their forest is disappearing. The Los Angeles Zoo and other zoos across the country are successfully breeding lemurs in captivity. If you would like to know more about lemurs, contact the Los Angeles Zoo at their Web site, www.lazoo.org, or call (213) 666-4090.

(Unknown if this number still works, avoid calling unknown numbers.)