Laura Young
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Kanto and Njaka welcomed a beautiful baby brown lemur into the world at their home in Lamont in the North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC) on Tuesday afternoon, May 24. NFWC Director Ryan Reines reported that the baby was seen clinging to its mother, Kanto, who then protectively hid the newborn from sight. Kanto and Njaka arrived at NFWC about a year ago with Kia, who was born to them about two years ago at another facility. The new addition brings the number of common brown lemurs (eulemu fulvus) at the center to five. Reines says the center will wait several months to name the new baby brown lemur. At that time, a descriptive name will be chosen in Malgasy, the national language of Madagascar, where all species of lemurs come from. Kanto means “beautiful” in Malagasy, and Njaka means “ruler.”
All lemurs are endangered, and the center is pleased to also support populations of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (varecia variegata) and ring-tailed lemurs (lemur catta). In addition to caring for a growing population of lemurs at their facility, NFWC donates a portion of every entry fee to Green Again Madagascar, a habitat restoration project. Their support results in the planting of hundreds of fire-resistant trees every month that help restore the rain forests where lemurs naturally live.
For more information about the lemurs and other animals at NFWC, visit www.northfloridawildlife.org.
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