Meet a Baby Lemur

Meet a Baby Lemur — page 1 — A Big Family A group of ring tailed lemurs walks through the forest It is almost time for the females to give birth Lemurs live in groups Females in the group give birth around the same time

Meet a Baby Lemur — page 2 — Many lemur babies are born each year The females have been pregnant for more than four months All the babies in the group will be born in late summer

Meet a Baby Lemur — page 3 — Mother lemurs usually have one baby Baby lemurs weigh around 2 5 ounces 70 grams That is about as much as fourteen nickels Baby lemurs are very small and thin

Meet a Baby Lemur — page 4 — Each baby lemur measures about 4 inches 10 cm long a little smaller than your hand Their parents are about 17 inches 43 cm long That is the size of a house cat Their tails are a bit longer than their bodies A ring tailed lemur's tail is between 22 and 25 inches 56 and 64 centimeters long

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