× Expand Photo: Rod Kuba, Courtesy of the Honolulu Zoo New Ring-Tailed Lemur Baby at the Honolulu Zoo Mom, Remi, with her new baby ring-tailed lemur.

Less than a year after arriving in Waikiki, two endangered ring-tailed lemurs are new parents. Mom Remi, 4, and Dad Finn, 3, gave birth on June 10. Remi and the baby have been separated from the dad because the zoo says “Remi is very protective of her baby.” You can see all three in the zoo’s Primate Islands exhibit.

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The birth is an even bigger celebration because lemurs are considered to be some of the most endangered mammals in the world. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that as many as 90% of all of the species could be facing extinction within the next two decades as their forests in Madagascar are cut down for wood or converted into agricultural land.

Here is a little more about the ring-tailed lemur.

Each lemur’s tail has 13 alternating white and black bands.

Unlike other lemurs which spend most of their time in trees, ring-tailed lemurs stay on the ground about 40% of the time.

Ring-tailed lemurs can weigh up to six pounds. Their tails grow as much as two feet long.

They eat leaves, flowers and insects. They can cover up to 3-and-a-half miles every day searching for food.

Infants make a soft purring sound.

Babies cling to their mothers’ bellies for the first two weeks. Then they often ride on their moms’ backs. They sleep and nurse with the mom until for about five to six months.

× Expand Photo: Rod Kuba, Courtesy of the Honolulu Zoo New Ring-Tailed Lemur Baby at the Honolulu Zoo