Grey mouse lemur, known from the popular animation as Mort, has joined GoWork’s team!
Mouse lemurs, appeared for the first time in the Gdańsk Zoological Garden in Poland in 2020. At that time, a 4-year-old breeding couple came to the seaside town. Our company, which loves animals of all sizes, decided to help the seaside zoo with the costs of keeping the little ones, thus ensuring the best possible care and development for them. As a result, mouse lemurs, which became our official charges at the beginning of June, gained the title of the smallest, most charming and lightest employees at GoWork.
If looking at the photo above you get the impression that you’ve seen those big, cute eyes somewhere before, you’re probably right! A wider audience had the opportunity to get to know the mouse lemur as the world-famous Mort from the animation “Penguins of Madagascar”. In the animation, the little lemur is at the same time the subordinate and the biggest fan of King Julien, and in addition, he is a cute and simply wonderful creature.
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What is worth knowing about the mouse lemur?
The mouse lemur is one of the smallest representatives of the order of primates. An adult specimen weighs only about 50-60 grams and is really small. The length of its body is from 4.73 to 5.5 inches and it has a quite large fluffy tail, the length of which can reach up to 5.7 inches.
The mouse lemurs are nocturnal and live in herds. In nature, they inhabit lowland dry tropical forests, thorny thickets and plantations of southern and western Madagascar. They find shelter in hollows or build nests in tall trees.
These unusual creatures feed mainly on insects (beetles, moths, praying mantises), small vertebrates (geckos, tree frogs and chameleons), and small birds, but also fruits, flowers and even nectar. It is worth noting that the male usually has several partners. Pregnancy of the species lasts about 60-70 days. During one birth, 1-4 lemurs can be born, with twins being the most common. These animals reach full sexual maturity at the age of 10 months. In captivity, they can live up to 7 years of age.
Myszata and Jogi – how are the mouse lemurs from the Zoo Gdańsk?
Our charges – Myszata and Jogi recognize their guardian, climb on his shoulders and willingly take food from his hand. They are really very voracious creatures – their delicacy is locusts, which they are able to eat in a matter of seconds. They get food in several bowls, but they are fed together, at the same time. They love the aforementioned nectar and tree gums. The latter is prepared by employees of the Gdańsk Zoo in a liquid form: they dip the sticks, leave them to dry, and then place them in the lemurs’ room. Myszata and Jogi lick the delicacy prepared in this way with appetite.
Where did our statement that mouse lemurs are great gourmets come from? As zoo employees admit:
We must watch out for their huge appetite because these animals tend to get fat. Immediately after arrival, when we wanted them to get used to us and the new place, they were given unlimited treats. In a very short time, Jogi got so fat that he had trouble fitting into the entrance of the cottage. This taught us that it is necessary to dose culinary pleasures 😉
We are also very happy to share the information that we have been awarded the Diploma of a Friend of the ZOO by the Gdańsk Zoological Garden. This is a great honor for us 😉
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