Animals - Bamboo lemur twins born at Cologne Zoo
Duplicate Offspring at the Bamboo Lemurs in Cologne Zoo: Mother Izy gave birth to two young ones. According to the zoo, births of twins are extremely rare among this primate species from Madagascar. Currently, Izy is carrying her mid-June born infants around the clock. However, they will be climbing trees and branches on their own in just a few weeks. The gender of the young ones has not been determined yet, so they still don't have names.
Bamboo lemurs are considered an endangered species according to the zoo. Only a few hundred animals are left in the wild. Worldwide, there are only 37 of them in zoos. In Germany, the Cologne Zoo is the only one that keeps and breeds Bamboo lemurs.
The Bamboo lemurs, a rare and endangered species from Madagascar, are currently exhibited at the Cologne Zoo in North Rhine-Westphalia. Izy, a mother at the Cologne Zoo, recently gave birth to twin Bamboo lemurs in mid-June, making this an extraordinary event for the zoo, as twin births are uncommon among this primate species. Once they grow stronger, the twin infants will start exploring the tall trees and branches of the Cologne Zoo, much like their wild counterparts in Madagascar.
