{"id":58401,"date":"2025-08-06T13:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=58401"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:46:43","slug":"indri-lemur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indri-lemur\/","title":{"rendered":"Indri Lemur"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indri Lemur Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint research has, for the first time, ascertained the composition of the intestinal microbiome of the indri, a critically endangered lemur only found in the north-east of Madagascar. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indri Lemur<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indri, or <\/span><b>babakoto <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the local language, is the <\/span><b>largest of the surviving lemur species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Indri indri<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indri Lemur <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found <\/span><b>only in remote parts of northeastern Madagascar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resides in <\/span><b>coastal and montane rainforest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from sea level to 1,800 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indri Lemur <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 60\u201370 cm (24\u201328 inches) <\/span><b>long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a <\/span><b>rudimentary tail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>large hands and feet.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>round head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a<\/span><b> pointed face<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>round, furry ears.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indris have <\/span><b>smooth, silky fur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">covering their whole bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>fur is black<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>white on the head, throat, forearms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and buttocks; the relative proportions of white and black vary geographically.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wild, indris <\/span><b>live <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between <\/span><b>15 and 18 years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Active during the day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>thoroughly arboreal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the indri <\/span><b>clings to trees and climbs in an upright position<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it <\/span><b>feeds on leaves, fruit, flowers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indri Lemur <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as &#8216;<b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Critically Endangered&#8217; <\/b>under the <strong>IUCN Red List.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2025-08-indri-lemur-gut-bacteria-reveals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHYS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indri Lemur is the largest of the surviving lemur species, known for its loud, eerie calls and strong hind limbs for leaping between trees. 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