The Bemaraha Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei), also known as Cleese's Woolly Lemur, is a speciesIn biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are often used, ...species of woolly lemurThe woolly lemurs, also known as avahis or woolly indris, are four species of strepsirrhine primates. Like all other lemurs, they live only on the island of Madagascar. With a body size of 30 to 45 cm and a weight of 600 to 1200 g, the woolly lemurs are the smallest indriids. Their fur is short and woolly and usually colored grey and white, with a long orange tail. Their head is round with a short muzzle and ears hidden in the ...woolly lemur native to western MadagascarMadagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth largest island in the world, and is home to five percent of the world's plant and animal species; more than 80 percent of which are endemic to ...Madagascar, named after John CleeseJohn Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award winning English comedian and actor. He is best known for being one of the founding members of the renowned comedy group Monty Python, and as the writer and star of the popular television comedy Fawlty Towers. He has won BAFTA and Emmy awards, and was an Academy Award nominated screen writer for his film, A Fish Called Wanda.John Cleese. The scientist who discovered the species named it after Cleese, star of Monty PythonIn a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, three of the six members were voted among the top 50 greatest comedians ever, by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. Palin was at number 30, Idle was voted 21st and Cleese was at two, just beaten to the top by Peter Cook.Monty Python, mainly because of Cleese's fondness for lemursLemurs make up the infraorder Lemuriformes and are members of a class of primates known as prosimians . This type of primate was considered the evolutionary predecessor of simians: monkeys and apes, however this classification is not phylogenetically 'valid'. Three of the four prosimians are in the suborder Strepsirrhini, which is not the same suborder as monkeys and apes, suborder Haplorrhini. The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning "spirits of the night," or "ghost(s)" and likely refers to the large, reflective eyes ...lemurs, as shown in Operation Lemur With John Cleese and Fierce CreaturesFierce Creatures is a 1997 comedy film, John Cleese and company's follow-up to the wildly popular A Fish Called Wanda. The movie was directed by Fred Schepisi and Robert Young. The story is centred on a British zoo which has been recently acquired by New Zealand businessman Rod McCain (played by Kevin Kline) and put under the charge of Rollo Lee (Cleese). In order to boost profits, Lee decides to institute a "fierce ...Fierce Creatures, and his efforts at protecting and preserving them. The species was first discovered in 1990Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). From January 27, it was the year of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac. It is often considered the final year of the Cold War era; although others consider 1991 to be the last year.1990 by a team of scientists from Zurich UniversityThe University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zürich. It was founded on April 29, 1833 with faculties of theology, law, medicine and philosophy. Currently, the University has faculties of arts, economics, law, medicine, science, theology and veterinary medicine.Zurich University led by Urs Thalmann, but wasn't formally described as a species until November 11No quick definition available. November 11 2005Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2005 was designated: *The Year of the Volunteer by the UK government *The World Year of Physics *The International Year of the Eucharist in Catholicism. *The ...2005.

The diurnalA diurnal animal (dī-ŭr'nəl) is an animal that is active during the daytime and rests during the night. Animals that are not diurnal are either nocturnal (active at night) or crepuscular (active primarily during twilight, i.e., at dusk and dawn). Gullan, P.J. and P.S. Cranston, 1994. The Insects: An Outline of Entomology. Chapman ...diurnal animal weighs about 5-6 kilogram, has brown skin with white regions on the rear and inside of the thighs and has a short damp nose, large plate eyes, and ears which hardly stand out from the skin. It typically has a strictly vegetarian diet of leaves and buds, living together in small families. The local population calls the species dadintsifaky, which means "Grandfather of the SifakaSifakas are a genus (Propithecus) from the primate family Indriidae. Like all lemurs, they are found only on the island of Madagascar. Sifakas are medium sized indrids, reaching a length of 45 to 55 cm (about 18-22 in) and a weight of 4 to 6 kg (about 9-13 lbs). Their tail is just as long as their body, which differentiates them from ...Sifaka", because it is similarly sized to sifakas, but more ponderous, heavyset and has ample greyish-brown fur.

The habitat is limited to the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in Madagascar close to that nation's Western coast. Because of the unique geography, preserved mangrove forests, and wild bird and lemur populations of the area, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990. ...Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in western Madagascar, which is a UNESCOUNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, ...UNESCO World Heritage SiteA UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO ...World Heritage Site. The animal is probably threatened with becoming extinctIn biology and ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a species or group of taxa, reducing biodiversity. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species (although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point). Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxon, where a species presumed ...extinct in the long run, since the size of the population is unknown so far and its habitatHabitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits") is the spatial area where a particular species lives. It is essentially the natural environment in which an organism lives—at least the physical environment—that surrounds (influences and is utilized ...habitat shrinks continuously.