Unfortunately, another male’s reaction is instant aggression ... Additional risks to the lemur population are being hunted and sold as pets for the exotic pet trade, and natural predators ...

And once lemurs hit maturity around the age of two, aggression kicks in ... be kept as pets and prohibits endangered animals from being transported across state lines. Still, only sellers of ...

The lemurs of Madagascar face probable extinction within the next half-century if adequate conservation programs are not developed. Habitat loss remains the major threat to primate survival, with this ...