A new lemur was born at a Florida zoo, and there’s something about the animal’s eyes
Wow. Will you look at those baby blues.
The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced the birth this week of a gorgeous new resident.
The blue-eyed black lemur — whose gender is not yet known — is the second baby for parents Hendricks and Hemsworth, and is the attraction’s second such successful birth of this species in the park’s history.
The little guy or gal, born March 10, will remain in a quiet area with its parents until it is old enough to safely join the rest of the crew and be checked out by visitors, according to a Facebook post.
If you think its sky-hued peepers are incredible, that’s because they are. The zoo added that blue-eyed black lemurs are one of only a few primates who have this rare-colored peepers.
Native of Madagascar, they are critically endangered, and every birth of this species is critical to their long-term sustainability.
“We have many reasons to celebrate this new infant,” Tracy Fenn, the assistant curator of mammals, said in a statement. “He or she will further enrich the social environment and experience of the zoo’s amazing mixed-species lemur group and strengthen the sustainability of the blue-eyed black lemur population.”
