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Lemur's Tale, A

• 1997 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
• (Nature (PBS) Series) The island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, is inhabited by plants and animals found nowhere else on earth. More than 20 different species of a group of monkey-like primates called lemurs live here, and among them, the ring-tails are the most social. Follows the fortunes of five newborns: one is brave and reckless, one cautious, two are undersized twins, and one is a rare albino. All the fun-loving babies scamper and play with the abandon of youth. But, as with any young animal in the wild, life is a lottery, and the line between life and death is dangerously thin. There are many threats: attacks from predators, sickness, accidents, starvation. A different set of challenges awaits each of them as they struggle to survive in this story of primate family life.
• Topics: (Anthropology: Biological, Biology, Primates, Zoology)

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