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Grey bamboo lemur
BAMBOO LEMURS
(genera
Hapalemur
and
Prolemur
) Smaller than the true
lemurs, with short muzzles and round faces. They occur in smaller groups (one to
four animals), cling to vertical branches, and feed mainly on bamboo. You may see
the commonest species, grey bamboo lemur (
Hapalemur griseus
), in several eastern
parks including Marojejy, Andasibe-Mantadia and Ranomafana. The very much rarer
golden bamboo lemur (H.
aureus
) and greater bamboo lemur (
Prolemur simus
) are,
realistically, only seen at Ranomafana.
INDRI
(
Indri indri
) The largest lemur and the only one with virtually no tail. This
black-and-white teddy-bear lemur is unmistakable, having a characteristic eerie wail-
ing song. It is seen in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park.
