Enjoy a wild day out at Lemur Land

At Blair Drummond Safari Park, visitors can get up close to some of the world’s most interesting and beautiful animals.

Among them are the four species of lemurs who are allowed to roam freely in the park’s‘Lemur Land’.

Lemurs belong to a group called prosimian primates, defined as all primates that are neither monkeys or apes.

They evolved in near isolation on the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa, and to this day that is the only place in the wild that Lemurs are found.

These charismatic and oddly humanlike primates are considered the most endangered group of animals on the planet.

Keeper Fiona Carmichael said: “We have nine ring-tailed lemurs, two common brown lemurs, two crowned lemurs and two black and white ruffed lemurs living in Lemur Land. Ring- tailed lemurs are the most confident.

“They are easy to spot due to their long, striped back and white tails, and visitors are most likely to see these naturally grounddwelling creatures posing on the fence posts in our walkthrough.

“It is actually the female Lemurs that are the most dominant.

“Princess is our high-ranking ring-tailed lemur and, interestingly, her twin brother Rebel is at the bottom of the group.

“The other ring tailed lemurs in Lemur Land are named Angelina, Julian, Timmy, Beru, Tahiry and Kiki, the youngest, who will be two years old in a couple of weeks.

“Our largest species is the black and white lemur. Our two, Bemba and Anya, absolutely love sunbathing, and visitors will often we able to see them basking in the warm weather.”

Lemur Land is a walkthrough experience at Blair Drummond Safari Park that allows visitors to wander with these curious creatures.

Entry to Lemur Land is included in the price of standard admission to the Park, or free to Blair Drummond Safari Park members.

Stirling Observer has teamed up with the safari park to offer readers the chance to win a family pass each week.

You could be the winner by answering the following question: What is the name of Blair Drummond Safari Park’s dominant ring tailed Lemur?

Send your answers, along with your name, address and contact number to: Safari Park Competition, Stirling Observer, 34 Upper Craigs, Stirling, FK8 2DW. Usual Trinity Mirror rules apply. Deadline is Monday, April 23, 4pm.