Brown lemur

The brown lemur moves through the forest canopy on all fours. Its tail is as long as or longer than its body and is used to maintain its balance when it performs aerial leaps.

Brown lemurs are social animals and this is seen even in their teeth! They have a dental ‘comb’, formed by modified teeth, which they use to groom one another, building relationships. They also communicate verbally — ‘crou’ is to sound the alarm while a high-pitched ‘cree’ is a territorial call.

Their close social ties are the reason why they were selected to free-range. As they are fed at the same place every day, they learn to associate the area with food and to establish their territory there.

Aside from the Treetops Trail feeding, the brown lemurs can also be seen at the big bamboo clump by the Zoo entrance. You can view them up-close, without any of the barriers that usually separate visitors and animals. Do keep an eye out for those round-eyed faces!