Golden bamboo lemur

The golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus) is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to south-eastern Madagascar and the largest member of its genus. Females average 395 mm in head-body length and males 34 cm, and weights range from 1 to 2.5 kg. Its face is framed by golden fur, the back is pale orange, and a brachial gland on the forelimbs secretes a pungent exudate. It was discovered in 1985 and described in 1987. It lives in small groups of three to four, is arboreal and eats mainly Madagascar giant bamboo, taking in large amounts of cyanide. The IUCN lists it as critically endangered, with CITES Appendix I protection, mainly because bamboo forest is being cleared.