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Published: 2008-08-27 11:12:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1120; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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Female Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur Mongoz) - Critically Endangered because of fire and poaching.(Eulemur mongoz) is a lemur living in Madagascar and on the islands of Comoros. It is best known for its strange seasonal behavior. Depending on the season, it is either diurnal or nocturnal. They live in trees in small groups and can become very aggressive when two groups meet. The reasons for the population of Mongoose Lemurs declining are the destruction of forests for logging and farms, the hunt for its meat and farmers setting traps to counter the raids of their crop. The forests in Madagascar are continuing to decline for the charcoal industry and the Mongoose Lemur is occasionaly trapped to be sold as a pet.
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Yeah me too - but I can't seem to darken the background without it looking fake
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Have you tried the dodge & burn methods?
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No - well - yes - but no it didn't work - probably I don't kkno what I'm doing properly
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I can write a step by step procedure for you to try?
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That would be brilliant thank you
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As an example of what it would look like-
Steps:
Open
Duplicate Layer
Set background color (select color)
Select Paint Bucket
Apply paint bucket to white bg areas only
Click on Background Layer
Ctrl New Layer (create new blank layer as a mask between Background and Background Copy)
Click on Background Copy
Ctrl G (Group with pervious)
Brushtool (45 px, soft round)
Click on Layer 1 (blank mask)
Brush white areas only (Opacity 30%)
Hope this helps.
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The poor thing looks very doleful.. by human expression.
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Darling shot-particularly like the snout for some reason...Thanks for all the additional demographics in the artists comments. Info appreciated!
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Thanks 
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Like the added depth with the added artist comments!
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Wow, such a gorgeous photo! I love the contrast of the lemur against the white background- Very nice!
But I just thought I'd point out that this isn't an Alaotran Gentle Lemur, as someone else suggested. She is actually a female Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz).
Bamboo (aka Gentle) lemurs are much smaller, aren't nearly as colorfully marked, their ears have very prominent tufts, and they have much shorter muzzles. They also move differently than bamboo lemurs and their behaviors are very different.
Sorry, I'm just a lemur-nerd and had to point that out!
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Thank you - have finally got around to changing the description and to thank you. Glad you were able to help and I really apprecaite you pointing it out.
Cheers
Robyn
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No it isn't, it's a female Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
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I'm sorry, you are totally correct. Just glanced at it the first time and made a quick ID. That will teach me. Sorry Carterr.
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It's alright! It happens to the best of us. (: I doubt if most other people would've even noticed or cared- I was only able to point it out because I study lemurs and have learned the ins and outs of each species' appearance.
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Thank you so much for identifying it fo rme
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Have upddated it with the information
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Nice shot. I can't find it on the zoo's web site. The only one that is listed as endangered and being in their rare animal area is [link] and it has blue eyes.
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yeah - and thats not it. I looked too. I might contact them and with a link and ask them to tell me what it is
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I think they should post all their species on the website! Sure, most people aren't amazed by Mongoose Lemurs, but they should still put it up there. Did they have any other species of lemur not listed on the website?
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yes they did - they had the blue eyed one there - which was definitely not my one
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Well, yes. And if this was taken at the Philadelphia zoo (like the link that person posted) then they also have Ring-Tailed Lemurs, Black and White Ruffed Lemurs, and Coquerel's Sifakas, all of which are other species of Lemur. (:
I was just wondering if they had any species, aside from this Mongoose Lemur, that weren't on the website.
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No idea - I was only at the zoo for a few hours, and only in philly for 4 days. BAck in New Zealand now processing the photos and wondering whatt the heck i shot LOL
Cheers
Robyn
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Well at least now you know exactly what this animal is! (:
Female Mongoose Lemur!
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