1. Blue-Eyed Black Lemur
By Aaron J.

2. Introduction
What has blue eyes, black or tanish fur, and looks like a monkey? A blue eyed black lemur, of course!

3. Description
My lemur is sort of shaped like a monkey. Blue-eyed black males have black fur while females have tanish fur. My lemur weighs 5 pounds. They are about 3 feet long.

4. Life Span
My lemur can live about 20 or more years. Both males and females can live 20 years or more.

5. Predator/Prey
People hurt blue-eyed black, ring tailed, and red ruffed lemurs.
My lemur eats fruit, pollen, nectar, flowers, crops, insects, seeds, & leaves. My animal hides behind trees to escape from predators.

6. Protection
My lemur swings from trees to protect itself. The baby climbs on their mom’s back when it is about 3 weeks old.

7. Young
This animal has babies once a year. They have up to 1or 2 babies in June or July. Blue-eyed black lemurs carry them on their back. Lemurs have babies once a year.

8. Behavior
My animal likes to swing from tree to tree. My lemur raids crops. When night falls, it does not stop the blue-eyed black lemur. My lemur acts differently when it is cold.

9. Environment
My lemur lives in Madagascar, an island. My animal lives in trees.

10. Endangered
My animal is being hunted. That is why it’s endangered. We should stop hunting the blue-eyed black and red ruffed lemurs. We should also stop cutting down their habitat.

11. Other Interesting Facts
This lemur swings from trees. Blue-eyed black lemurs help rainforest plants by spreading seeds. My animal is a primate.

12. Conclusion
Well, I learned my animal’s facts, like what they eat or how many babies it has at a time. I chose this lemur because I liked its name. We can stop killing and cutting down the habitat of this beautiful animal to save it.

13. Bibliography
National Geographic. Book of Mammals. New York: National Geographic Childrens, 1998.
Anderson, Norman B. & Walter R. Brown. Lemurs. New York: Dodd Mead, 1984.
Wikipedia. “Sclater’s Black Lemur.” Accessed on 9/8/2006