Predation on two lemur species in sahamalaza peninsula, North-Western Madagascar

Abstract

During our studies of blue-eyed black lemurs from September 2006 to March 2008 in Sahamalaza Peninsula National Park, Madagascar, we encountered predation on lemurs both by a fossa and by raptors. An infant blue-eyed black lemur fell victim to a fossa at the age of 2 weeks. A harrier hawk attacked an adult female blue-eyed black lemur, and a Madagascar buzzard killed an adult female Sahamalaza sportive lemur. We describe the antipredator behavior of blue-eyed black lemurs.