Seneca Park Zoo has added two ring-tailed lemurs to its animal collection. The pair, a 6 year old male named Bradigan comes from the Indianapolis Zoo, and Selma, a 4 year old female from a zoo in South Dakota, now live in the Rochester Zoo's first Madagascar-themed, mixed-species exhibit.
One thing: It isn’t the first Madagascar-themed exhibit at the Zoo, it’s the first Madagascar-theme, mixed-species exhibit at the Zoo. It’s an important clarification. Can you please make that update?
The two lemurs are in a mixed-species exhibit, co-existing with tortoises in the Zoo's main building.
The new exhibit simulates the animal's habitat while giving staff the opportunity to educate visitors on the plight these animals face in their natural range.
Officials say that in Madagascar, both lemurs and tortoises are threatened by forest fragmentation, which leads to problems with breeding.
