Lemur Twins Born Inside The Oldest Zoo In The World

On Saturday March 25, the tiny twins were born at the Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna – weighing around 70 grams each.

Although their gender is not yet known, it is quite common for lemurs to produce twins.

Zoo director, Dagmar Schratter, said: “Every year in spring the lemurs are among the first species to produce offspring.

“Further females are pregnant so there will soon be plenty going on in the lemur enclosure.”

When the baby lemurs are first born, they never leave their mother’s side.

Dagmar said: “For the first few days the babies are carried on their mother`s belly.  

“After a few days they climb onto her back and discover the world on piggyback.”

The newborns are then suckled for around six months and will begin to eat fruit and vegetables when they’re a month old.

Although lemurs are only native to the island of Madagascar, they are often bred in zoos throughout Europe.