I work part time at an Exotic Pet store, and 4 weeks ago I had the opportunity to watch our Lemurs giving birth to twins. (Both gross and amazing at the same time. ) Lemurs normally have one baby, but twins are not all that uncommon in the species.
The birth was a hard one for the mother Tiffany. Only one of the babies made it out of the sack on it's own. The other required special care as described by my co-worker Karen in the following video...
While Karen looked after the one baby, I had my hands full with the other. Normally right after birth, the baby will cling to its mother's belly, but in this case, the little one was just a little too weak to keep it's grip. After several attempts to "re-attach" the baby to its mother, it finally had enough strength to keep hold. As cool as it was to hold a baby lemur moments after birth, I was very glad it finally clung to its mother. Hand rearing one of the amazing creatures would have been as much work as a human baby. (I'm just not the father type! lol)
Four weeks later I'm happy to say that both babies are doing fine and the parents are comfortable enough now for us to get some pics and videos. I'll be sure to share them as they become available.
All in all, a very cool experience. However, I would prefer not to go through that again. Very nerve-racking!
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From the original 2 Lemurs, we now have 4 offspring. That's 6 total. For an endangered species, they are doing well here.
It was never our intention to sell these, but at this rate it might be "Free Lemur with every purchase" ... lol
Just for the record (and before someone brings it up) even though Lemurs are on the CITES endangered species list, restrictions apply to only those in the wild. Captive bred specimens (like ours) have no restrictions.
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No, that's my co-worker Karen. The story is about the baby she resuscitated so there was no mention of the nightmare I was going through at the time with the other baby. lol
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Here is a picture that was taken the day after the birth. Tiffany kept them pretty close and it was hard to get a good shot. We bring bananas with us when we go in their housing. They get excited when we do that so they rarely sit still for a good picture.
You can see the two little ones on her chest but it's a bit blurry.
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Well, I finally got Karen to bring her camera to work. I also should have mentioned fresh batteries to her. We only got 3 shots before the batteries died.
Anyway, here they are... soooo cute!
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Larry - Addicted to Coffee and Proud of it! [DarkStar Retro Project] - A world wide search for ultra-rare software.
"Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself!" --Terry Pratchett
) Lemurs normally have one baby, but twins are not all that uncommon in the species. 
