Adorable Lemurs Roam Free on This Ancient Island | Short Film Showcase

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  • In Madagascar, a small piece of rainforest holds an inspiring conservation story. See how a group of local people have banded together to protect the island's much-loved ring-tailed lemur in this short film by Robin Hoskyns.
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    Since the year 2000, ring-tailed lemur populations on the island have dropped more than 95 percent. Rapid habitat loss, hunting, and the illegal pet trade have all contributed to the species’ dramatic decline. Looking to turn things around, a group of local people have banded together to protect their much-loved maki. Due to their hard work, the Anja Community Reserve now boasts the highest density of ring-tailed lemurs in the whole of the island. See the animals at play in their island oasis in this inspiring short film by Robin Hoskyns.
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Komentáře • 191

  • @NatGeo
    @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +103

    Did you know the Makis are one of over hundred species of lemurs in Madagascar?

    • @brittamoen9594
      @brittamoen9594 Před 6 lety +2

      Maki is actually the generic official word for lemur in Malagasy! So Indri are maki, Sifaka are maki, etc.

    • @styloluca3810
      @styloluca3810 Před 5 lety +3

      I'm not sure how true that is, actually? Everything varies a lot with region, dialect, etc.!
      While in Madagascar, virtually none of the locals I met knew what a "maki" was. But, some would know "komba" (a name for common black lemurs), "babakoto" (the Malagasy name for the indri), "gidro" (a name for several types of brown and bamboo lemurs), and others.
      I'd be curious if there really IS a single term that is commonly known by people throughout Madagascar, though! But, I currently question whether "maki" is truly as universal as we had previously thought.

    • @ellflow671
      @ellflow671 Před 5 lety +3

      No i did not, but thanks for this knowledgeable wisdom!! I love lemurs & there carefree spirit!

    • @jhowardsupporter
      @jhowardsupporter Před 5 lety +1

      yes.

    • @expatrocious
      @expatrocious Před 4 lety +1

      No I did not

  • @zennyfieldster4220
    @zennyfieldster4220 Před 6 lety +347

    Long live king Julien!!!

  • @flavioaguirrenava8047
    @flavioaguirrenava8047 Před 6 lety +134

    As a wildlife photographer this brings tears to my eyes, witnessing a spectacular moment. The realization of people that not only us live in this world but there are others too Thanks Nat Geo for the video someday I'll be one of you guys.

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +19

      Photography can be so powerful in its ability to share the stories of others, like these adorable lemurs. Thank you, Cyntany, for participating in the wildlife photography community as well!

    • @RakeshDebbarma86
      @RakeshDebbarma86 Před měsícem

      ❤❤❤

  • @intellectualblackking162
    @intellectualblackking162 Před 6 lety +103

    I just fell in love with Lemurs 😌👍🏾

  • @tobiaspetersson6446
    @tobiaspetersson6446 Před 6 lety +27

    THOSE LEMURS ARE SUPER ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @djgiga2
    @djgiga2 Před 6 lety +30

    Huge props to that man and village. Lemurs are my favorite.

  • @RakeshDebbarma86
    @RakeshDebbarma86 Před měsícem

    This is the power of good videography. It touches million of hearts.❤❤❤

  • @ChefRafi
    @ChefRafi Před 6 lety +43

    It’s my dream to go to Madagascar 🇲🇬!! I love how Malagasy sounds.

  • @theLEGObrosStopmotion
    @theLEGObrosStopmotion Před 6 lety +29

    I love national geopgraphic and am so happy about the people helping the Lemers!

  • @aliismail9076
    @aliismail9076 Před 4 lety +5

    Momo lookin mad in the thumbnail

  • @emilygalloway4865
    @emilygalloway4865 Před 6 lety +37

    Beautiful video! Lemurs are truely incredible animals

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +5

      Thanks, Emily! We love our black and white ring-tailed friends too!

  • @theoldschooldiva374
    @theoldschooldiva374 Před 6 lety +42

    Thank you National Geographic for bringing awareness to the plight of animals and the ecosystems they live in. I was always contribute to the cause

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +6

      You are headed in the right direction, Rachel! Awareness is the first step to saving our endangered wildlife and environment.

  • @ojm1943
    @ojm1943 Před 4 lety +6

    They're so cute from a reasonable distance.

  • @aluminati0912
    @aluminati0912 Před 3 lety +90

    Them: King Julian
    Me who watches avatar the last air bender: momo

  • @TheFurriestOne
    @TheFurriestOne Před 6 lety +11

    An admirable change of heart, wonderful preservation and caring for rare natural beauty!

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +2

      The Anja community teaches us that when we recognize the lemurs and other animal friends as our equals, we can coexist and thrive together.

  • @grosceii4638
    @grosceii4638 Před 6 lety +177

    They were searching for king julien

    • @misosoup5420
      @misosoup5420 Před 5 lety +7

      Except that lemurs are female dominant and definetly would never have a king ;) Maybe a queen?

    • @brianisme6498
      @brianisme6498 Před 4 lety +2

      Miso Soup queen Julia?

    • @panpanlux236
      @panpanlux236 Před 4 lety +2

      Or Queen Juliette....XD

    • @grosceii4638
      @grosceii4638 Před 4 lety +3

      did i really commented on this 2 years ago? those good ol days

    • @akinschalkwyk8998
      @akinschalkwyk8998 Před 3 lety +2

      @@panpanlux236 Or Julianna.

  • @chandler101ify
    @chandler101ify Před 6 lety +11

    I LOVE LEMURS!!!! Thanks so much NatGeo for sharing...made my day 😍😄😄😄

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +4

      Thanks, Amori! We love lemurs too!

  • @ritamarkova1502
    @ritamarkova1502 Před rokem

    People, do all you can to protect these nice animals, lemurs. They are few

  • @blackarmour3050
    @blackarmour3050 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you National Geographic channel for your effort to make people love animals.. it's great.. 🙏❤️

  • @henrirule9835
    @henrirule9835 Před 2 lety +3

    They are amazing creatures

  • @rakeshkrranjan5317
    @rakeshkrranjan5317 Před 5 lety +72

    Please stop deforestation soo that every species can survive on earth.

    • @brianisme6498
      @brianisme6498 Před 4 lety +5

      RAIL FAN RK with the amount of people there are on earth and our way of living that’ll be very difficult.

    • @goodbaron10
      @goodbaron10 Před 3 lety +2

      @@brianisme6498 One can only wish tho.

    • @brianisme6498
      @brianisme6498 Před 3 lety +1

      @@goodbaron10 yes I agree

  • @queenbqueenb5370
    @queenbqueenb5370 Před 3 lety +7

    “We all gonna die” he look like him and also look like Hector😭😭😂

  • @hannahventer5675
    @hannahventer5675 Před 6 lety +7

    the photography is incredible!!

  • @june2420111
    @june2420111 Před 3 lety +1

    They are sooooo cute! I hope we take care of them, we share this planet with them.

  • @alghazalimy
    @alghazalimy Před 6 lety +42

    King Julien!

  • @suzzy1790
    @suzzy1790 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Skipper: oh it's ringtail

  • @ThierryRocksTV
    @ThierryRocksTV Před 5 lety +2

    They're my spirit animal because I look like them especially with my eyes :)

    • @jamessinclair2898
      @jamessinclair2898 Před 3 lety

      Fun fact: Lemur itself means Spirit, from the latin Lemures

  • @lucreziabenedetti8305
    @lucreziabenedetti8305 Před 2 lety +2

    I love lemurs so much🥺

  • @historical274
    @historical274 Před 4 lety +1

    literally cutest animal

  • @ProbablyNotVal
    @ProbablyNotVal Před 2 lety +1

    Idk about you guys but the way they run is adorable

  • @stacykrett
    @stacykrett Před 6 lety +6

    Another aspect of eco-tourism that could be added is to enlist foreigners to do the manual work of restoring forest habitat. I personally would pay to do the hard work just to be in that environment.

  • @ijazahmed2976
    @ijazahmed2976 Před 4 lety +2

    How can someone eat these cute creatures.

  • @shamsulalamkhokon7361
    @shamsulalamkhokon7361 Před 6 lety +8

    beautifull animal lemur!!!❤️❤️😍

  • @spell-icup7351
    @spell-icup7351 Před 5 lety +5

    The Lemur on the thumbnail looks high af

  • @arnierhannz8927
    @arnierhannz8927 Před 6 lety +2

    9:04 Free hug... :D

  • @logan2233
    @logan2233 Před 6 lety +42

    I consider myself a lemur.

  • @livelybubbs6242
    @livelybubbs6242 Před 5 lety +6

    I just need to know one thing.........do they like to move it?

  • @phuchoang319
    @phuchoang319 Před 6 lety +5

    This video is very amazing. I love it so much!

  • @ElizabethBuddySafariBobs
    @ElizabethBuddySafariBobs Před 6 lety +9

    Ecotourism is definitly a great conservation tool.

  • @gregorthebeetle
    @gregorthebeetle Před 6 lety +2

    Amazing. Well, not the agriculture, but the information and videos are amazing. Good job Nat Geo. Keep up the great work.

  • @Koboldoss
    @Koboldoss Před 5 lety +1

    The lemur on thumbnail looks like me when I woke up in the morning.

  • @wildcatslife686
    @wildcatslife686 Před 2 lety

    I feel peace when I watch them

  • @trdjody
    @trdjody Před 6 lety +1

    9:09
    That's how I look before having coffee. ☕😴

  • @mariadaluzmoutinho5701

    Que vídeo tão ternurento... são lindos... viver e deixar viver!! A identidade, a simbiose com a terra e os animais são uma espécie de terapia ...é pena que o homem não se dê conta antes que seja tarde demais?!...

  • @joikkky
    @joikkky Před rokem +2

    I love King Julien

  • @sexobscura
    @sexobscura Před 5 lety +2

    that lemur sure is one lazy oaf

  • @kartheek03
    @kartheek03 Před 6 lety +33

    Hi there King julian :)

  • @ml8443
    @ml8443 Před rokem

    Lemurs r my favorites

  • @artetnaturevideos6997
    @artetnaturevideos6997 Před 4 lety +1

    Hello,
    Thank you very much for this beautiful film !
    Best wishes !
    Jean-Charles Bourquin, in France

  • @deakrisetap
    @deakrisetap Před 6 lety +5

    it's so beautiful :)

  • @theSimao123
    @theSimao123 Před 6 lety +4

    That was cute

  • @jenniexx9528
    @jenniexx9528 Před 6 lety +3

    King julieeeen!!!

  • @christofferhoff6669
    @christofferhoff6669 Před rokem

    Lovely clip!

  • @faroshscale
    @faroshscale Před 4 lety

    My favorite animal.

  • @nowtombamangsatabam430
    @nowtombamangsatabam430 Před 6 lety +3

    electo move it move it 🎼🎼🎵😂 u move it i move it 😂😂🎵🎵🎵....

  • @ninjabee8973
    @ninjabee8973 Před 2 lety +1

    Ring-tailed lemur colony rules:
    1. No touching the royal king feet
    2. No failing the royal king lemur

  • @billofrightsamend4
    @billofrightsamend4 Před 10 měsíci

    I think my cat was a Lemur in it's past life. 😉

  • @neutralwarlord
    @neutralwarlord Před 3 lety +1

    Epic King Julien

  • @Asa...S
    @Asa...S Před 2 lety

    0:52 I think the lemur with the head stuck in the pot was speaking English and said something else than "vaky, vaky, vaky"...

  • @flowerrosegumamela1426
    @flowerrosegumamela1426 Před 6 lety +1

    Ohhh cutey😊😊

  • @thefifthhour45
    @thefifthhour45 Před 6 lety +3

    Don’t watch with captions. Turns an important issue into a laughing matter.

  • @thiccalbert
    @thiccalbert Před 5 lety

    thumbnail = me in the morning

  • @user-yf6ny4sg1p
    @user-yf6ny4sg1p Před 2 lety

    Tell please, how to watch first 60 seconds of documentary '' Madagascar: legends of lemur Island''

  • @shemisaac4487
    @shemisaac4487 Před 5 lety +2

    Where is their king Julian ?

  • @arandomship2454
    @arandomship2454 Před 2 lety +1

    KING JULIAN

  • @guruamar4095
    @guruamar4095 Před 6 lety +2

    1st comment.Great video.Happy X Mas

  • @greta717
    @greta717 Před 5 lety +1

    Zooboomafoo

  • @everyinfochannel
    @everyinfochannel Před 6 lety +40

    I LOVE ALL VIDEOS OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC......IF AGREE LIKE PLEASE

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +3

      We liked this! Thank you for watching our channel!

  • @weshallrise3691
    @weshallrise3691 Před 5 lety +1

    Take a good look at these animals, they probably going to be gone just like phone booths

  • @LocoTacoToco
    @LocoTacoToco Před 6 lety +17

    zooboomafoo

  • @honeymae1877
    @honeymae1877 Před 3 lety +1

    All hail king julien2x

  • @conmara6492
    @conmara6492 Před 6 lety +4

    when aye ayes are still neglected but it's fine because they protect their furry, "cute" cousins.

  • @michellee394
    @michellee394 Před 4 lety +1

    I love you so much .from : Anna Sholar your granddaughter ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️:)

    • @michellee394
      @michellee394 Před 4 lety

      Lol, my granddaughter was on my account watching lemur videos and left this comment for me

    • @michellee394
      @michellee394 Před 4 lety

      🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️❤️:)

  • @ravindran1345
    @ravindran1345 Před 2 lety

    So many years ago Lemurs and Tamils have closest contact in Lemuria ( Kumari kandam )

  • @cvyvis
    @cvyvis Před 3 lety

    dam they are cute

  • @abelmantor7557
    @abelmantor7557 Před 4 lety

    All i can think about is the 2005 film.

  • @esmerayofficialyt
    @esmerayofficialyt Před 3 lety

    GET OUT OF MY WAY I WANNA WATCH LEMUR VIDEOS

  • @shaboing3ry
    @shaboing3ry Před 6 měsíci

    160 mil, dam how yall kno dat

  • @Alex-nk8os
    @Alex-nk8os Před 3 lety

    9:10 when mort touches your royal feet again

  • @Patrick-cy2zh
    @Patrick-cy2zh Před 6 lety

    Weird looking cats

  • @jaycalvnatn
    @jaycalvnatn Před 3 lety

    CrEaM PuFF

  • @silviadelucena5510
    @silviadelucena5510 Před 4 lety

    I bet that he likes to move it move it

  • @lofi-man1
    @lofi-man1 Před rokem +1

    king julien

  • @tonyareed2781
    @tonyareed2781 Před rokem

  • @1stGradeDropout
    @1stGradeDropout Před 4 lety +1

    BROTHERS

  • @mattydejoy2264
    @mattydejoy2264 Před 3 lety +1

    I like to move it, move it

  • @s6v9n93
    @s6v9n93 Před 4 lety +5

    0:53 when you have been watching CZcams for the last 10 minutes and notice the 4g sign.

  • @wiseass5045
    @wiseass5045 Před 6 lety +1

    Neato mosquito

  • @tonygasper917
    @tonygasper917 Před 4 lety

    Lemurs

  • @crisespanola1837
    @crisespanola1837 Před 2 lety +2

    All hail king Julian

  • @cureator
    @cureator Před 6 lety

    I'm here because the thumbnails
    i know you too..

  • @yassifierslay
    @yassifierslay Před rokem +2

    king Julien

  • @Cookiecupcake2000
    @Cookiecupcake2000 Před rokem

    This reminds le of all hail king julien son Netflix seriously

  • @Corpsegrinderr
    @Corpsegrinderr Před 3 lety +1

    0:53

  • @badpiggies988
    @badpiggies988 Před 5 lety +1

    I like to move it move it

  • @farzeldorf
    @farzeldorf Před 3 lety +1

    Those feet 😍

  • @fatmonkeygaming3148
    @fatmonkeygaming3148 Před 4 lety +1

    I wosh I had a klenys

  • @tiffanycounty3020
    @tiffanycounty3020 Před 3 lety

    This look is saying you got a problem with me 🐵🙈🙈🙊🐒🐵🤣🤣🤣

  • @lancegasper6092
    @lancegasper6092 Před 2 lety

    small types of monkeys called lemurs

  • @nickgasper-em5iu
    @nickgasper-em5iu Před měsícem

    a lemur it's a type of ape