This is the white-footed sportive lemur. Or if you prefer, the white-footed weasel lemur. You may also call it the dry-bush weasel lemur. It will answer to all three. It lives in the southern, subtropical region of Madagascar and is almost strictly nocturnal. Agriculture practices and charcoal production have landed it on the endangered species list, where it sits alongside most all other lemur species.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mmm lens (at 165mm) ISO 200, f/4.5 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units

This is the only mongoose lemur that I saw while in Madagascar. They are listed as critically endangered due to continued habitat loss and the fragmentation of that which remains. 80% of their population has disappeared in the last 25 years. Unfortunately, if this trend continues they don’t stand much of a chance for survival in the wild. Thus is the plight, however, of most lemur species in Madagascar. Still, it is the country I most want to go back to. Partly because I want to see all that I can before it’s gone. But also because it’s one of the most beguiling and unique places on earth — it truly feels like nowhere else.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units

I’m not sure who this guy is, only that he had an awfully nice green and black pattern on his back. We met late one night in a Madagascar rainforest back in 2007.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) with Canon 500D close up filter, ISO 100, f/22 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units

Here’s another lemur — the Verreaux’s sifaka. They kind of look like battery powered stuffed animals up in the trees. I photographed this one in the extreme south of Madagascar at Berenty Reserve.
Nikon D40x with Nikkor 15-55mm lens (at 38mm) ISO 100, f/5 at 1/200th of a second

This young red-bellied lemur was part of a free ranging troop that took up residence in Parc Ovoloina on the northeast coast of Madagascar. All lemurs are endangered. The red-bellied is listed as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN due to shrinking habitat from continued slash and burn farming practices throughout its range.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 250, f/4.5 at 1/60th of a second, Nikon SB-600 flash

The fanaloka is native to Madagascar. I found this one lurking in the bushes while on a night hike in Ranomafana National Park, which is in the central part of the island nation. Fanalokas are strictly nocturnal, and most scientists think, solitary, although there is also evidence that they may live in pairs. Next to the fossa (which I didn’t see), the fanaloka is the next largest carnivore in Madagascar. That being said, they are pretty small, weighing in at just over four pounds and measuring nineteen inches long, not including the tail which is another seven to eight inches long.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 155mm) ISO 200, f/5 at 1/60th of a second, Nikon SB-600 flash

This is a brown mouse lemur that I photographed on a night hike on the island of Nosy Mangabe, off the northeast coast of Madagascar. I’m not sure what that particular fruit is, but the lemur seemed determined to make a meal out of it.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units

This common brown lemur didn’t seem too pleased to be having his picture taken. Or maybe that big bushy tail of his friend was getting on his nerves. Photographed in central Madagascar back in 2007, I was using my backup camera for some reason that I can’t recall, and its often times deadly pop up flash. It seemed to work okay in this instance though because I was so close to the lemur and there were no distracting branches in the way.
Nikon D40x with Nikkor 18-55mm lens (at 55mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, on camera flash

Last week I posted a black and white ruffed lemur from Lemur Island in Madagascar. This is a common brown lemur on the right and a red-fronted brown lemur on the left. They are very similar species and, in fact, the red-fronted brown lemur used to be considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur. Both species live together on Lemur Island, a rehabilitation center for rescued and orphaned lemurs.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units

I’ve posted a few black and white ruffed lemurs before. Here’s another. I used flash to illuminate the lemur, backlit by the sun. This one was taken on Lemurs Island, just outside of Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in eastern Madagascar.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/10 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units