An endangered collared lemur gave birth to a rare set of twins at the Bronx Zoo in March \u2014 and the new family is making their debut just in time for Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
The Bronx Zoo announced its new arrivals in an adorable compilation<\/a> featuring the three-monkey troop bouncing around their blended habitat. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s better than one collared lemur baby\u2026? TWO!\u201d the zoo wrote.<\/p>\n The twins were born on March 15 and have clung to their mother ever since. Since the twins\u2019 bodies are still quite fragile, they largely rely on their tails for balance in the rare instances where they drift from their mother, zoo officials said.<\/p>\n An endangered collared lemur gave birth to twins at the Bronx Zoo on March 15. Terria Clay\/WCS<\/p>\n Lemurs rarely deliver twins. Bronx Zoo\/Instagram<\/p>\n The monkeys are typically burrowed deep in their mother\u2019s fur until they\u2019re nearly camouflaged. They also curl their tails around her waist for extra support.<\/p>\n The twins and their mother were recently resituated back in the zoo\u2019s \u201cMadagascar!\u201d habitat, which is teeming with other lemur breeds and endangered species unique to the East African island.<\/p>\n Their unveiling comes just one week before Mother\u2019s Day \u2014 and the zoo was not keen to forget it.<\/p>\n \u201cCelebrate this special day together in the fresh air, surrounded by spring blooms and baby animals, including our collared lemur twins in Madagascar!\u201d the zoo wrote.<\/p>\n The twins cling to their mother almost constantly. Terria Clay\/WCS<\/p>\n The troop is making their debut in time for Mother\u2019s Day. Bronx Zoo\/Instagram<\/p>\n The collared lemur was named for the reddish-brown fur that flares around their necks, according to the\u00a0Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List as its population continues to plummet largely due to habitat destruction.<\/p>\n The Bronx Zoo participates in the collared lemur Species Survival Program, a conservative breeding operation aimed at maintaining healthy genetic diversity and long-term survival for the species.<\/p>\n The zoo also helps rehabilitate other animals, including a flock of abused toucans<\/a> that was rescued from an exotic birds smuggler in California.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t