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CAIRNS TROPICAL ZOO welcomes the arrival of a family of five Ring-tailed Lemurs. Months of constructing a purpose built enclosure nicknamed the “Lemur Lodge” finally came to completion with the arrival of the lemurs.

The “lodge” features all manner of climbing structures including ropes, vines and platforms to make them feel at home.

Our new arrivals settled in immediately and are getting on well with their neighbours the dingoes and cassowaries.

Ring-tailed Lemurs are primates and are native to Madagascar – remember the animated movie with King Julien as the head lemur – and like many species in the world today are under threat from habit destruction.

Females rule in this species and that includes getting the best of the food, right through to their choice of the males.

These Madagascan animals have distinctive features including a long striped tail which assists with balance, and to attract a mate. They also are sun worshipers spending much of the morning sitting Buddha-like with arms extended soaking up the morning rays.

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