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Meet One of the World’s Rarest Lemurs

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Deep in the forests of Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost. The greater bamboo lemur was on the brink of extinction — until Maholy Ravaloharimanitra. Through years of relentless dedication, community conservation, and an unshakable belief in their survival, she has helped to bring them back.

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- I hear a sound, a cracking sounds.

So maybe they are around here.

(speaking in a foreign language) They must be around here because I see bamboo moving.

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

(leaves rustle) The Greater Bamboo Lemur.

(speaking in a foreign language) (lemur trills) 95% of their diet is bamboo.

This is their main source of food and their habitat.

The are very social individuals.

They move together like a big family.

Sometimes they travel more than 2000 acres to find enough bamboo to eat.

(leaves rustle) They are jumping from tree to tree.

They are not afraid of falling.

The tail is used to maintain stability, especially on the small branches.

(lemur trills) Sometimes they play with their tails and do like a cuckoo clock, like.

(speaker ticking) (speaker laughs)