Alaotrabamboemaki

"This bamboo lemur lives around Lake Alaotra. This is the largest lake in Madagascar."

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Alaotra bambooemakiHapalemur alaotrensis

  • Habitat

    Madagascar

  • Food

    grass, reeds and roots

  • Lifetime

    maximum of 23 years

  • Weight

    up to 1 kilo

  • Length

    66 cm

  • Number of youngsters

    1

  • Wear time

    4.5 months

  • IUCN Status

    Seriously threatened

  • EEP

    No

  • 23

    years, which is the maximum age of the bamboo lemur

  • 1

    kilo, heavier than that a bamboo lemur does not weigh

  • 4

    so many different kinds of plants the bamboo lemur eats but

    • Elective

    The Alaotrabamboemaki is very picky. It eats only four different types of plants: two types of grass, including the cocksfoot, roots of reeds and the interior of papyrus cane.

    Smart climbers

    To move through the reed beds in which he lives, he climbs a reed stalk until it bends over. He stays on it until he can reach the next stem, to which he then jumps.

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