| Title | Cheongju Zoo brings in ring-tailed lemurs |
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| Writer | Cheongju Land Management Office |
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Cheongju Zoo brings in ring-tailed lemurs
Cheongju Land Management Office brought in three ring-tailed lemurs which are a globally endangered species classified as grade 1 from “E” Zoo in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do under a contract of gratuitous use. The three ring-tailed lemurs which were brought in this time are young and active, so they will get a lot of attention from visitors of Cheongju Zoo. The ring-tailed lemurs will go through a careful adaptation period such as facing the existing two lemurs and cross release to sites to help their adaptation to the new zoo and they will be disclosed to citizens in early December for viewing. An official of the zoo said, “We expect to improve the quality of visitors’ viewing through a shift in generation by bringing in younger ring-tailed lemurs. We decided to secure additional important animals in order to improve the quality of our holding animals and to revitalize education on the nature by holding seminars on the ecology of zoo animals.” * Ring-tailed lemur Ring-tailed lemurs are part of the primate family of lemurs, and they are a globally endangered species classified as grade 1. They primarily eat fruits such as bananas. They originally come from the island of Madagascar. As an ancient monkey species, the head of group is female. Ring-tailed lemurs have a small brain and protruded mouth like fox, and sit with arms stretched out when they sunbathe. Cheongju Zoo of the Cheongju Land Management Office has been designated as a habitat preservation agency since 2014, so it has been focusing on the preservation of endangered animal species and on offering ecology education. In addition, it is improving facilities such as the reorganization of breeding places in the aging zoo and the installation of viewing paths to improve the traffic of visitors. It is also improving an environment for animals living in the Cheongju Zoo by expanding the field for leopards and installing passageways for leopards in 2017; by expanding Lynx site and installing passageways for visitors in 2018; by expanding Asiatic Black bears site and by constructing viewing decks of big water birds in 2019. Cheongju Zoo produced a documentary movie “Garden, Zoological” which took 3 years and 7 months of filming. The movie was released nationwide on September 5, 2019 and it is getting good responses. Cheongju Zoo is doing its best for the operation of the zoo with passion. Currently, the Cheongju Land Management Office (Cheongju Zoo) has 510 animals of 85 species (as of September 30, 2019). ▶Inquiries: Captive Breeding and Treatment Team, Cheongju Land Management Office (+82-43-201-4895) |
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