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New Lemur Species Named After John Cleese

Posted by Zonk on from the say-no-more dept.

FruFox writes "A new species of wooly lemur has been named in honour of John Cleese in recognition of his work to protect lemurs in general. According to the article, the lemurs don't walk, per se, but have known to do some very silly walks. Good show." From the article: "The avahi cleesei, which weights less than two pounds and eats leaves, was discovered in Western Madagascar in 1990 by a team led by anthropologist Urs Thalmann and his colleague Thomas Geissman of Zurich University."

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  1. Re:He's a lemur fan by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have flashblock. When I load the site I see two play buttons. When I click the smaller one, what do I see? "Don't See Anything Above? Click Here to Get the Flash Player". Uhhhhh... I think whoever did his website is a little confused...

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    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  2. w00t! by vga_init · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My alias on the internet has been Lemur for years. This gives me the warm fuzzies.