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Willowbank Wildlife Reserve twin lemur babies

Discussion in 'New Zealand' started by Chlidonias, 7 Nov 2008.

  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Lemur twins a rare arrival - New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on Stuff.co.nz
    the bit about "The twins.... are the first to have been born in Christchurch" refers to the fact they are twins, rather than implying they are the first ring-tailed lemurs born in Christchurch, because of course Orana has bred them too
     
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    Do you know anything about the ancestry of these lemurs?
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I shall endeavour to find out (maybe next week I'll visit)
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I have put a photo of the mother and babies here lemur twins - ZooChat Gallery

    the park has nine adult ring-tails, separated into two groups of four and five. The person I spoke to thinks that they all came from Hamilton Zoo but wasn't 100% sure. These are the first baby ring-tails born at Willowbank, but another one of the females looks VERY pregnant at the moment.
     
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    Thanks you