Black & White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Black & White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Black & White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Unlike most primates, young Black and White Ruffed Lemurs can not cling to their mothers at birth. The female plucks fur from her rump to line a nest, where the young will remain until they are three weeks old.