Crowned Lemur Eulemur coronatus
The Crowned Lemur, named after the patch of orange fur on the brow (and/or the black cap), is native to the most northerly point of Madagascar.
The male (above) has a large orange crown made up of two triangles plus a black cap. He also has a grey-brown coat and red tail.
The female, above, has a weaker crown, no black cap and a grey coat. She has a grey tail.
Lemur couple
The bush telephone
The thinker
Crowned Lemurs are active mainly by day but also at night.
"You reading my lettuce?"
"No"
"You've eaten it!"
"Are we there yet?"
Mother crowned lemur with baby son.
The Crowned Lemur is endangered through slash and burn habitat destruction for mining and charcoal production and also
from illegal logging and from hunting.