ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Mill Mountain Zoo announced the grand opening of its new primate exhibit, featuring two critically endangered red ruffed lemurs.
This new exhibit marked the return of primates to the Zoo and was the first time in the Zoo’s history that it was housing a breeding pair of critically endangered red ruffed lemurs.
According to officials, the lemurs are two-years-old and have been carefully paired as a potential breeding pair to support the long-term care and conservation of their species…