Feeding a Wild Lemur!

We saw many different kinds of lemurs in Madagascar, but whatever kind is pictured here, are may absolute favorites!

There was no need to squint at them from afar, because these furry fellows hopped through the branches and shimmied right down to eye level.

Our guide had brought some little bananas, which are a favorite treat for lemurs.

When I held out a piece, one of them immediately hopped over. He delicately grasped my hand and raised it to his mouth so he could take it. (If you look closely, you can see the moment he let go of my hand in one of the photos.)

The lemur was cute and his little hand so gentle that he absolutely stole my heart!

One of our friends had an enchanting lemur encounter, too: After playing peekaboo with one of these fuzzy primates, the creature offered the human a piece of fruit, as if to say, “Thank you, friend!”Read more