Buba, the black and white lemur from Selwo Aventura Estepona, celebrates his 13th birthday.

Buba is one of the most special lemurs at Selwo Aventura and this week he celebrated his birthday with a feast, surrounded by his friends. Known as the black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), black and white collared lemur, or black and white lemur, this species is represented in the Estepona animal park by this individual, who has just turned 13 years old.

Buba's caretakers, members of the Selwo Aventura conservation team, prepared a lavish feast for him so that the birthday boy could enjoy his special day in the company of the rest of the lemur community at the park. It's worth mentioning that Buba lives with other lemurs, mainly ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), and a Mayotte lemur (Eulemur fulvus).

Accordingly, as stated in a press release, the birthday party would not have been complete without the Mayotte lemur, named Juanita (a species in a vulnerable state), one of the most iconic animals of the enclosure.

Since they are great vegetarians, the menu was very well received among these animals, whose diet primarily consists of fruits, nectar, leaves, and seeds.

The black and white lemur is critically endangered in the wild, listed on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a crucial reference for biodiversity on our planet, essential for those wishing to understand the status of various species, as well as the latest reports related to animal populations.

Lemur

It is a very noisy primate because it needs to communicate with its group in the dense jungle. Found in Madagascar, it is critically endangered due to logging and slash-and-burn of its natural habitat, as well as poaching.

Lemurs are primates and within primates, they belong to the suborder of prosimians. They are predominantly arboreal, except for the ring-tailed lemur, which spends up to a third of its time on the ground. They have nails instead of claws on their fingers, allowing them to manipulate and grasp objects easily.

They are a very sociable species, forming groups of between 5 and 25 individuals with a core of adult females who display a well-defined hierarchy among themselves and over any male. The young stay with their mothers and sisters until they grow up and move to other groups.