Bioparc Valencia continues to receive new offspring this spring. After the birth of the 2 lions, a warthog, a hyena and four Sacred Ibis chicks, this time there are 2 baby lemurs, one of the births that most attracts the attention of visitors.

Area Madagascar Bioparc Valencia also hosts new births. You can already see the first ring-tailed twins clinging firmly to their mother's belly. An unbeatable opportunity to see these animals up close, since in the area of ​​Madagascar recreated in Bioparc the lemurs are loose and walk calmly around the visitors.

Both calves were born last Saturday May 14 and the first visitors to the park were able to see them a few minutes after they were born. The mother is 10 years old, was born in Drusillas Zoo Park (United Kingdom), later moved to Omega Park (Portugal) and, finally, arrived at Bioparc Valencia in 2007. In 2009 she gave birth to 1 calf for the first time and the following year she had twins, in the same way that happened this year in her 3rd birth in Bioparc.

Lemurs live in social groups of between 6 and 24 individuals, in a matriarchal social structure, that is, females rule and dominate over males. The babies usually spend about two weeks after birth clinging to the mother's belly, then they move to the mother's back.

It is a Threatened species. On state of conservation es vulnerable, mainly due to the loss of habitat due to deforestation and human settlements. There programs for the protection of natural habitats and captive breeding who are trying to solve this problem.

The most striking characteristic of this primate endemic to Madagascar is its long tail of black and white rings, which can measure 60 cm of length. It has gray fur, a white belly, a dark muzzle and black spots around the eyes. Unlike other lemurs, which are very arboreal, these are arboreal and terrestrial animals, although they spend most of their time on the ground, being active mainly in the morning.