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Date of Rescue: June 28, 2023 Date of Birth: March 6, 2023 Gender: Male Species: Ringtail Lemur Diet: Herbivore/Omnivore Lifespan: 18-30 years Annual Cost of Care: $6,500
I was about 4 months old when I came to the Sanctuary at Solid Rock. I was not with my mom and off the bottle. I take care of my little “brother” and love him so much. My previous home wanted to separate us and I am so glad the SSR was able to take both of us and keep us together. I am very active and love to run and jump and play. I am leery and nervous of people. My favorite foods are monkey biscuits, collard greens and sweet potato and pretty much any fruit.
In the past 2 decades, the population of ring-tailed lemurs has decreased by almost 95%. It is estimated by scientists that they are less than 2,500 ring-tailed lemurs left in Madagascar, which has landed the species on the world's endangerment list. With less than 10% of the original rainforests left in Madagascar, the outlook for wild ring-tailed lemurs is grim. Ring-tailed lemurs face continual habitat loss, poaching for their meat, and they are even being captured as pets for the illegal exotic pet industry. The lemur diet includes plants, leaves, fruits, flowers, tree bark, sap. Most of their diet comes from plants and they love fruit. They are opportunistic omnivores meaning they will eat an occasional insect or small lizard or bird if hungry enough and the opportunity presents itself. Most pet lemurs that are sold in the United States are bred in the United States. An infant lemur destined to become a pet is taken away from its mother on the day of its birth – and that traumatic early separation can have serious physiological and behavioral consequences throughout the life of the animal. The separation of a newborn lemur from its mother permanently alters the baby’s brain development, and pet lemurs often develop deep social and psychological problems.
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Animal Friend $10 monthly or one-time gift of $100-Social Media Shout Out Kindness Keeper $25 monthly or one-time gift of $250-Social Media Shout Out-Digital Adoption Certificate Paw Protector $50 monthly or one-time gift of $500-Social Media Shout Out-Digital Adoption Certificate-Brick wall plaque at our main School Campus Animal Hero $100 monthly or one-time gift of $1,200-Social Media Shout Out-Digital Adoption Certificate-Brick wall plaque at our main School Campus-Business card size ad in our school yearbook Wildlife Warrior $250 monthly or one-time gift of $3,000-Social Media Shout Out-Digital Adoption Certificate -Brick wall plaque at our main School Campus-Business card size ad in our school yearbook-School Campus Annual invitation with a private lunch Rescue Champion $500 monthly or one-time gift of $6,000-Social Media Shout Out-Digital Adoption Certificate -Brick wall plaque at our main School Campus-Business card size ad in our school yearbook-School Campus Annual invitation with a private lunch Sanctuary Savior $1,000 monthly or one-time gift of $12,000-Social Media Shout Out-Digital Adoption Certificate-Brick wall plaque at our main-Business card size ad in our school yearbook-School Campus Annual invitation with a private lunch
