There was great excitement at The Tropical Zoo on the morning of 26 March 2010 when we discovered that Cookie - our Ring Tailed Lemur and her partner Ringo had two little babies overnight. They were pretty lethargic through the day, but we did manage to get them to move around a bit with the enticement of some yummy grapes.

Rescued Lemurs

Like all our animals, Ringo and Cookie were rescued. DEFRA confiscated them after they were found being illegally held as pets in Northern Ireland.

When they had finished their quarantine at Heathrow no one else was interested in providing a home for them.

With the help of local builders merchants - Seccombes, we were able to quickly construct a new home for them. They arrived during Easter 2009.

They have now settled into their new home and are trusting humans again - amazing after how they have been treated in the past!!