Red Vari baby in the Opel Zoo – animal keepers celebrate offspring
Created: 6/6/2022, 3:00 p.m
By: Sina Lück
In the Opel Zoo in Kronberg there is great joy, because in the Madagascar aviary there is a baby alarm.
The red ruffed lemurs have offspring for the first time.
Kronberg (Hessen) – Hooray hooray, the Vari baby is here!
Many baby animals are born in the Opel Zoo in Kronberg.
But the team is particularly happy about the little climbing artists in the Madagascar aviary.
Because since the opening of the new area, not a young animal has seen the light of day there - and the birth is also a premiere for the mother.
Red Vari baby in the Opel Zoo – animal keepers celebrate offspring
"Of course, we are particularly pleased about this first young animal in the new aviary, which is occupied by two pairs of red ruffed ruffed lemurs and a group of female ring-tailed lemurs," explains zoo director Dr.
Thomas Kauffels.
The mother probably couldn't be prouder either.
Because for the Vari female it is the first offspring ever.
There are also offspring at Leipzig Zoo: cute twins have been born among the pygmy slow lorises.
By the time she was born on May 9, she had carried her offspring in her stomach for around 100 days.
Red ruffed lemurs usually give birth to two to four young.
The characteristic features of the lemurs include the fox-red fur, a light spot on the back of the neck, whiskers and tufts on the ears.
The cub of the red ruffed ruffed is curiously exploring the surroundings together with its mother.
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Red Vari baby in the Opel Zoo - guided tours through the Madagascar aviary
Found exclusively on the Masoala Peninsula on Madagascar's east coast, red ruffed lemurs live in small groups led by females.
However, due to deforestation and illegal hunting, the animals are threatened with extinction.
Since May 2021, visitors have been able to watch the nimble animals climbing and jumping through the treetops in the new home in the Opel Zoo.
The team offers guided tours of the Madagascar aviary twice a day.
On June 11, 2022, the next public tour of the young animals, which are now found in numerous animal species, will also start.
So zoo fans can be curious to see if they can catch a glimpse of the sweet ruffed baby the next time they visit.
