Monday, March 22, 2010

Zoo babies with a story

It's birthing season for the ring-tailed lemurs and we currently have 4 newborns at the Indianapolis Zoo! Female lemurs cycle in Oct/Nov at different times, but are usually within one month of each other. So, the babies vary in age, from 6 weeks to 2 weeks. On lemur island you will see adult female, Sona, with her twins. One girl, one boy. Then you will also see adult female, Keeley, with two babies. One is her daughter, Kellen, and the other is a foster baby, Kearney. Keeley adopted the baby boy after he was rejected from his mother immediately following birth. She is feeding and stimulating him as if it were her own. Look for Keeley when you visit the zoo! You can tell her apart because one of her babies is bigger than the other!

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