The leaping lemurs of Madagascar: Wonderful images give a unique insight into island's inhabitants

  • The image was taken by British photographer Dale Morris who travelled to the African island to 観察する the lemurs
  • There are more than 100 種類 of lemur in Madagascar but some are so rare they are on the 瀬戸際 of 絶滅

By Becky Evans

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Although he belongs to one of the most 危うくするd 大主教 種類 in the world, this sifaka lemur scampers across a 跡をつける looking 全く carefree.

The 黒人／ボイコット and white lemur shows its dexterity on two 脚s as it is pictured running along the ground.

The trick 発射, which makes it appear as if there are five lemurs, was taken by Dale Morris using time-lapse photography.

rare sifaka lemur

Trick 発射: A rare sifaka lemur is 逮捕（する）d using time l apse photography as it skips across a path in Madagascar

Leaping: British photographer Dale Morris got up close to the charismatic marsupials during a visit to the African island
A lemur perches in a tree in Madagascar, Africa

Up の近くに: British photographer Dale Morris spent time with the charismatic 大主教s during a visit to the African island and 逮捕（する）d the curious creatures in 活動／戦闘

The British photographer travelled to Madagascar to get の近くに to the charismatic 大主教s.

There are more than 100 種類 of lemur living on the African island and all sifkaka are 危うくするd and are classed as between 攻撃を受けやすい and 批判的に 危うくするd.

Mr Morris, 40, was able to 逮捕（する） a 広大な array of 種類 on camera and his intimate collection 含むs 多重の 発射s of a 有望な-white lemur scampering across a path and newborn babies clutching の上に their mother's tail.

However, the expedit イオン was not without 演劇.

Mr Morris said lemurs, such as the （犯罪の）一味-tailed, that are 栄えるing on the island are so used to humans that they can 原因（となる） trouble.

A 軍隊／機動隊 even （警察の）手入れ，急襲d his hotel room when he left the window open.

A lemur reaches out as if to grab the camera.

Give it to me: A lemur reaches out as if to 得る，とらえる the camera. Photographer Dale Morris said many lemurs live in nature reserves and are used to tourists

Most lemurs take no notice of tourists snapping away
Most lemurs take no notice of tourists snapping away

Not camera shy: Most lemurs take no notice of tourists snapping away but these individuals certainly took an 利益／興味 in the cameras

Two lemurs perch in a tree in Madagascar, Africa
Two baby lemurs stay close to their mother among the leaves

Happy families: A pair of lemurs 粘着する to a tree in Madagascar, left, while two babies stay の近くに to their mother の中で the leaves, 権利?

A trio of lemurs

Curious: Two lemurs look 怪しげな as they はう along the ground に向かって the camera, while a nervous companion pokes its 長，率いる from behind a tree

Prickly situation: A lemur perches among the thorns in a tree
While shows off its climbing skills

Prickly 状況／情勢: A lemur perches の中で the thorns in a tree, left, while another 提起する／ポーズをとるs for the camera as it shows off its climbing 技術s

He said: 'Many of the daytime lemur 種類 live in nature reserves and are やめる accustomed to tourists taking their photos.

'They seem to get on with their daily 商売／仕事 関わりなく who is watching or taking photos of them.

'Some of them are so used to people that they will （警察の）手入れ，急襲 your hotel room looking for food if you leave the window open and will even beg at open-空気／公表する restaurants.

'A Lemur did a poo 負かす／撃墜する my shirt during one photo shoot. I also woke up in my hotel room in Berenty reserve to find a 軍隊／機動隊 of （犯罪の）一味 tailed lemurs bouncing around on the bed with me.

'They scattered when I woke and shooed them away, but not before stealing my 気が狂って and also my last packet of cigarettes - which I later 設立する shredded and 捨てるd in the forest.'

A ring-tailed lemur

On the look out: A （犯罪の）一味-tailed lemur sits on the red earth. A 軍隊／機動隊 of the 種類 （警察の）手入れ，急襲d photographer Dale Morris's hotel room during his visit

There are more than 100 species on the island

Astounded: Dale Morris said he was amazed by the 広大な 範囲 of lemur 種類 in Madagascar. There are more than 100 種類 on the island

Dale Morris was able to shoot the lemurs at very close proximity both up trees and on the ground
Time for your close up: Dale Morris was able to shoot the lemurs at very close proximity

Time for your の近くに up: Dale Morris was able to shoot the lemurs at very の近くに proximity both up trees and on the ground

Spectacular sight: The lemur's expressive face is shown in close detail in Dale Morris's photograph

みごたえのある sight: The lemur's expressive 直面する is shown in の近くに 詳細（に述べる） in Dale Morris's photograph

A baby brown lemur looks on as it eats some food while staying close to its mother
and a baby's face is captured close up

A baby brown lemur looks on as it eats some food while staying の近くに to its mother and a baby's 直面する is 逮捕（する）d の近くに up

Mr Morris, a freelance nature photographer from north London, also travelled to the spiky forests to the south of the island to see 種類 of lemur.

It can be risky 商売／仕事 as the trees are ひどく spiked and 支店s easily break and 落ちる when 乱すd by the animals.

Mr Morris 追加するd: 'I was surprised by how many beautiful lemur 種類 there are - over 100 - and how many of them are の近くに to 絶滅.

''I learned that once upon a time there were lemur 種類 as large as a man. Now that would have been something to see.'

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