Samantha Monier PhD
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For my undergraduate thesis I worked with captive lemurs at a local zoo. As a postgraduate, I took a trip to Madagascar to see these endemics in their native habitat
Lemurs are primates, but not monkeys or apes. They have wet noses and non-prehensile tails. Though endemic to Madagascar, lemur diversity rivals primate diversity on the continental level—-about as many primate families are found on the island of Madagascar as are found on South America and Asia, with fewer primate families native to mainland Africa
Wild brown lemurs. As with many sexually dimorphic species, the females are fairly plain (below) while the males have white fur around their face with contrasting black (above)
Wild pineapple
A national symbol of Madagascar, the ravenala is pollinated by lemurs!
Village aqueduct system
Small reptile, enjoying the remnants of our breakfast
Saw this black snake catch and eat a smaller orange snake! Fortunately for us, none of Madagascar's terrestrial snakes are venomous
Malagasy ariary features baobab trees on the 2000, black-and-white ruffed lemurs on the 1000, and the ravenala on the 100
Market in Antalaha
Not wild, I photographed the lemurs below at Lemurs’ Park in Tana. All of their diurnal lemurs are free-ranging. Bamboo lemur (below, left), sifaka (below, right)
