May 31st, 2006, birth of an Indri baby in the Palmarium preserve,

Called ‘’babakoto’’ in the Madacasgan language, the Indri Indri is the biggest  species of lemurs: black and white, he looks a bit like a panda bear – he is as tall as a 6 years old child and his weight is around 7kg.

Originally, the babakoto lived exclusively in aloft situated forests, notably in the area of Andasibe, but has then been brought in the Eastern preserves, such as the Palmarium, a botanic park forest, where several kinds of lemurs live freely.

The birth of a lemur outside it’s natural habitation may thus be considered as an important event, especially as this newborn baby is already the second one since the preserve exists. This allows to keep hope alive concerning the preservation of this endangered species.

This article has been written by Fabiola Deprez from Boogie Pilgrim, Tour Operator receptive situated in Antananarivo.