CAN WE SAVE THE LEMURS? Ruffed lemurs are in trouble. But lots of people are trying to help them before it's too late.

Ranger Rick | December 1, 2000| | Copyright

1 WHAT A PAIR!

A black-and-white ruffed lemur (LEE-mur) mom guards her baby. Ruffed lemurs are dying out in their island home, Madagascar. So scientists around the world are raising them--then returning the captive lemurs to their homeland. These two live at the Duke University Primate Center in North Carolina.

2 A three-week-old baby checks out his world from a bamboo stalk. He's learning to climb trees--a handy skill for this rainforest creature.

Look at all these black faces framed by white fur "collars" or ruffs. You can see where these ...

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