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"The palm-size creatures are primates—the group that includes apes and humans. Researchers first located the three new mouse lemurs in Madagascar's eastern rain forests in 2001.
It took several more years to gather sufficient data and complete the genetic analysis that confirms the three as distinct species."
"Small, shy, and active only at night, mouse lemurs are difficult to study and have long been considered one of the least well known primate groups.
Until the late 1970s biologists had thought only two species of mouse lemur lived in Madagascar—a dry forest lemur in the west and its rain forest-dwelling cousin in the east."
" With additional field studies, coupled with DNA analysis, the species tally later increased to nine. Now, in addition to the three new species, the researchers propose four more groups for possible species recognition."
A new picture is emerging of a multitude of distinct mouse lemur species across the vast island, separated from one another by barriers such as major rivers and mountains, says Mayor, a former field specialist and correspondent for the National Geographic Society. (National Geographic News is part of the National Geographic Society.)
More to Worry About
Madagascar is a global species-diversity hot spot and the only place in the world where lemurs occur.
All lemurs are thought to share a common evolutionary ancestor that arrived on the island more than 60 million years ago.
Since then the lemur lineage has branched into a variety of shapes, sizes, and habitats.
Over 70 lemur species are now known. But almost all are endangered, mostly due to habitat loss as Madagascar's forests are cut down for subsistence farming or harvested for timber.
"Unlike their larger relatives, mouse lemurs are not hunted for food, due to their small body size, but they are just as at risk of going extinct because of their rapidly disappearing habitat," Mayor said. (See a photo-essay on the selling of wild animals as food—warning: graphic content.)"
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Back when only two widespread species were recognized, mouse lemurs appeared to be in far less danger than some of their larger lemur relatives.
"Subdivision into 15 species means that some of the more localized forms may be far more vulnerable to extinction," Martin said.
But the new discoveries may be helping the conservation cause. Madagascar's president recently announced that the government would be tripling the total size of the island's protected areas to 14,826,000 acres (6,000,000 hectares).
"These small lemurs have become huge ambassadors for all things wild in Madagascar," Mayor said."
All taken from National Geographic: External Linkage
SHemale shenanigans are like ducks, they quack sometimes. Without ground pepper, I've lost all hope to drink kool-aid. Ronnie's xbox gives me the impression that it wants to hang out downtown sometimes, but Im not up for that kind of thing. Itd be better to reassure myself, whales are big, theres no mistaking that.
I had derrick show me the way. Hes like, "i swear, oranges and walnuts are great, together!". So yeah, Cattie got drunk simultaneously. Mortal Kombat has 6 charactars, dont argue with me, because I definitely seen glaciers in south Africa, AND aliens live on the moon...
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I gotta give Bob Saget his due, he invented pimping, before inventing pimping was cool. lingerie is on the 4th floor but the department store is a short hike down the Alfred Hitchcock movie. I went to confirm this sacred prophecy in Conjunction Junction, when I ran out of fish dollars. The crinkled corn box will tell you this is so, but it is best you smell for yourself.
to let everyone know, I stayed on my computer for about 7 hours editing the rest of the gathering samplers...
tomorrow, "dagget's" at 1230pm, then "wcg" at 7pm!
Sebastian says: "It's a celebration! Es mas importante that all FF members, fans, and associates view this video."
Once again you raise the bar with style AND pancakes! Your Colombian prices drive me crazy!
I'll boast for once about the luxuries of shoe shopping- just to be portentous. He didn't call me Gary that time! what gives?
I think I could win the baby-eating contest without really trying, but my cousin's grounded. I wish there was some way to hike Mt. Vesuvius- I'd make a million dollars in just one night!
Anyway, that's enough about MY pets, does your uncle surprise hamsters in HIS spare time too? Once again I spit at your lack of references to the Taiga Biome. Guts.
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