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Black and White Ruffed Lemur


Black and White Ruffed Lemur
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3815 W: 505 N: 8090] (27700)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-14
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: South Island Winter Holiday 2005
Date Submitted: 2005-10-26 5:46
Viewed: 1796
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Black and White Ruffed Lemur

Black and white ruffed lemurs give birth to their babies in a nest that the mother would have built. The nests are high up in the trees and resemble a bird’s nest. The position of the nest is important so that mom has a good vantage point to spot predators. The babies stay in the nest for up to two weeks.

The female has six nipples instead of two so that she is able to feed anything up to 6 babies.

The mother will carry her babies one at a time in the mouth; she grabs them around the waist. The problem that arises as a result of this is that mom has to leave her babies unguarded to predators in the process of taking one to safety. Mom gets very flustered during this time and her lack of great intelligence means that mom may forget where she has put her babies. The babies help their mother in this department by developing incredibly quickly. A Black and White Ruffed lemur reaches physical maturity by the 6 months.

HABITAT
Primary rain forest. Black and White ruffed Lemurs only occur in undisturbed forest and are the first to disappear when logging takes place.
Eastern Rain Forest of Madagascar.

LIFE HISTORY
Black and White Ruffed lemurs reach sexual maturity only after 20 months and can have their first set of offspring by the age of 2. Black and White ruffed are one of the only primates that will give birth to anything up to 6 babies in a single birth, although twins and triplets are most common. The gestation period is as a result only 3-4 months long. The female can have babies every year there after.

The above obtained from http://www.monkeyland.co.za/blackwhiteruffledlemur_vareciavariegata.htm

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 1:48 p.m.
Date: 14th August 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/45
F-Stop: F/8
Focal Length: 260mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-10-26 5:51]

Nice one Pam. The Lemur looks so good. Excellent composition and I love his pose with his black feet together. Very sharp details, superb POV and marvelous contrasts with the B&W of his fur. Well done & TFS!
How's the week going? Weather good enough for Mark, and you? Great, isn't it?

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-10-26 5:51]

Hello Pam!
Very nice capture.POV,clear details,expression on face and composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

Hi Pam,
Very cute Lemur!
Excellent capture, very nice pose,
very good details in black and white.
TFS!

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-10-26 7:10]

What a beautiful Lemur that you have very well captured ! It seems so sweet I would like caress its fur. Good note too... Congratulations Pam and thanks for sharing.

Hi Pam,
Great shot on this Lemur. The colors and detail look perfect to me. A nice pose and excellent nots.
Scott

Hello Pam!

Great photo of this lemur, how inquisitive it seems.

There are sections of your wonderful note that make me glad that I am not a female lemur... :-D

Excellent POV, lighting, colors, details.

Thank you for sharing, and have a lovely day!

Perfect exposure, Sharp detail Pam. Excellent note - Excellent job here.
Thank You.

Great capture Pam,
Lovely fluffy looking Lemur. Nicely composed, good sharp detail and good exposure.
Thanks for posting, good luck in the rally.

Pam, very good shot. Great POV and very good details. Good visual impact. TFS.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-10-26 17:13]

Funny animal Pam! Lovely face and pose, very fluffy and soft lemur ;-) Good colours and moment. By the way - I like yours car and wish you luck ;-)

Beautiful clarity and colour, excellent detail.
Well done.
Cesie

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  • nofer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1190 W: 367 N: 803] (2230)
  • [2005-10-26 20:06]

Lindo animal!!
Excelente foto!
Muito bom retrato.
Nitidez, cores, contraste e composição.
Muito bom trabalho.
PARABÉNS.
TFS
Reynaldo

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-10-26 20:33]

Hi Pam,

It's a beauty, excellent shot and well done on the composition.
How's the 20D?

Mike

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2005-10-27 2:10]

Hi Pam,
nice portrait of lemur. I like the sharpness and colours. Interesting note. Very good job.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3064 W: 231 N: 6159] (21044)
  • [2005-10-27 2:45]

Aahh... one of my favorite lemurs, Pam.
The black and white contrast is striking and very well managed. Great pose and POV. Well done and TFS. : )

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-10-27 6:06]

Nice capture Pam. POV is good and the details are sharp. I think you have some hot spots on the curve of the back, but nothing serious. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-10-27 11:24]

Pam, their eyes are, in my opinion, rather funny.

Excellent capture.

Dof, pov, composition, exposure and sharpness are perfect.

Congratulations.

Hi Pam,
great and big eyes!! Very good expression. Composition good too. Colors wonderful.
Note perfect.
Congratulations,
Wagner.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-10-31 11:07]

Personal assessment of the photo: excellent. The white color superb.
Capacity of evocation in me: strong.
Very strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you Pam.

Hi Pam cute animal,

I like the pose of it. Wonderful to is the fur. Exellent work.

Have a nice Day.

Martina

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