Waiting in line and having some puffs, there is even some left on her mouth. She loves to eat puffs.
Tucker was more interested in Caroline than the zoo animals. 
Caroline and Tucker (I wonder what they are thinking :)Caroline and I met Cheri and Tucker at the zoo last Wednesday. It was a beautiful day for the zoo!! We had a very eventful trip. We were almost ready to leave and we were looking at the last exhibit of the Lemurs. There was a 5-week old baby Lemur playing and we were just in awe of how cute it was. But, within seconds it fell into the water. Both the parents of the Lemur frantically tried to scoop it up. I didn't know until later that Lemurs can't swim. Once, the baby started to go under, I ran to the front gate and had the lady radio in all the zookeepers to help. Another bystander captured it all on videotape. Cheri would of jumped in for it, however she had Tucker and Caroline both in their strollers, since I took off running to get help. I am going to copy and paste the story below. We really thought the baby Lemur was going to make it. But, unfortunately, it only survived a day after the incident.
New story on baby Lemur:
Two days after the dramatic rescue of a five-week-old baby lemur named Houdini at the Little Rock Zoo, and officials report he has died.
He was found this morning, and zoo officials speculate he may have contracted pneumonia after his fall on Wednesday into the chilly waters of a moat that surrounds the lemur enclosure.
"We knew he was not totally out of the woods. That's so traumatic for a baby to go through," says LR Zoo employee Karen Caster.
Caster says the lemur's mother is mourning the loss."Right now I think she's still hopeful that we're going to bring her baby back, because we brought him back once. And this morning after we took him away and my co-worker came back to clean, she did search my co-worker which we presume is for the baby," Caster says.
A zoo visitor captured the whole thing on video. He was able to alert zookeepers, who rushed to pull the tiny ringtailed lemur after he went under.
Houdini was born last month at the zoo.Reported earlier:The Little Rock Zoo's only baby ringtail lemur will turn five weeks old Friday, but it's a milestone he almost didn't reach.The lemur, which weighs less than one pound, nearly drowned when he fell into the moat in his habitat. A local father captured the dramatic rescue on tape.Jeff Powell was visiting the zoo with his wife and two daughters and were watching the lemurs Wednesday afternoon. "We were very excited to see the baby lemur hopping back and forth on his two parents right next to the water," he said. "All of a sudden, the baby lost his footing and fell into the water."Powell started recording and watched as the baby's parents frantically tried to reach him. Within seconds, the baby slipped under water."As a parent, you can feel the pain the little lemurs are going through. It was very emotional to be there and really to watch on video," he said.They alerted zoo staff, who arrived within minutes. Several leaped over the fence and into the water. They quickly scanned the moat as Powell and other zoo visitors tried to direct them where the animal went under. Primate animal caretaker Karen Caster found him and pulled him out of the water."These guys, we spend as much time with them as family, even more than our family," she said. "You get very attached to them. It's just like your kids, your grandkids, your nieces and nephews. They're part of your family."Curator Joseph Darcangelo began performing CPR and tried to breathe life back into the baby."I could see little bubbles coming out of his nose. I could see his eyes still open. I could see him gagging for breath. I didn't lose hope," he said.Powell's wife snapped pictures as the baby started breathing on his own."I don't know if I'd be considered a hero. I'm just a man doing his job with a good staff," he said.Powell gave the zoo staff his daughter's baby blanket to warm the animal. Staff members say it's a miracle the baby cheated death, and he lived up to his namesake: Houdini."I think it's fitting. It's very fitting," Caster said."I think Houdini needs to work on his water act," Darcangelo said.Caster says Houdini is doing as well as can be expected and he's isolated with his parents so he can recover. He's not out of the woods yet because he could develop pneumonia or an infection, so he must be monitored closely. He only weighs 373 grams. It may be several weeks until he returns to his habitat. Caster says they are also examining the moat to see if there's something they should change.During the rescue, Powell and his wife kept assuring their four-year-old daughter that Houdini would be okay. They bought her a stuffed lemur and he says the little girl insisted on saying a prayer for Houdini that evening. They will return to the zoo in the next two weeks.Caster says Houdini was named after the magician because he was born on Friday the 13th and is considered "magic." His biological father Jerry passed away before Houdini was born, but Todd treats him as if Houdini were his own son.Caster says Houdini is the first and only baby ringtailed lemur to be born at the Little Rock Zoo. She says lemur mating is strictly monitored and Houdini's mother, Pepper, had a birth control implant, but it apparently failed. Lemurs can only get pregnant one day during the entire year. Staffers thought Jerry was too old to be a father, but staff members were surprised when Pepper became pregnant.Lemurs are primates and originated from Madagascar.
He was found this morning, and zoo officials speculate he may have contracted pneumonia after his fall on Wednesday into the chilly waters of a moat that surrounds the lemur enclosure.
"We knew he was not totally out of the woods. That's so traumatic for a baby to go through," says LR Zoo employee Karen Caster.
Caster says the lemur's mother is mourning the loss."Right now I think she's still hopeful that we're going to bring her baby back, because we brought him back once. And this morning after we took him away and my co-worker came back to clean, she did search my co-worker which we presume is for the baby," Caster says.
A zoo visitor captured the whole thing on video. He was able to alert zookeepers, who rushed to pull the tiny ringtailed lemur after he went under.
Houdini was born last month at the zoo.Reported earlier:The Little Rock Zoo's only baby ringtail lemur will turn five weeks old Friday, but it's a milestone he almost didn't reach.The lemur, which weighs less than one pound, nearly drowned when he fell into the moat in his habitat. A local father captured the dramatic rescue on tape.Jeff Powell was visiting the zoo with his wife and two daughters and were watching the lemurs Wednesday afternoon. "We were very excited to see the baby lemur hopping back and forth on his two parents right next to the water," he said. "All of a sudden, the baby lost his footing and fell into the water."Powell started recording and watched as the baby's parents frantically tried to reach him. Within seconds, the baby slipped under water."As a parent, you can feel the pain the little lemurs are going through. It was very emotional to be there and really to watch on video," he said.They alerted zoo staff, who arrived within minutes. Several leaped over the fence and into the water. They quickly scanned the moat as Powell and other zoo visitors tried to direct them where the animal went under. Primate animal caretaker Karen Caster found him and pulled him out of the water."These guys, we spend as much time with them as family, even more than our family," she said. "You get very attached to them. It's just like your kids, your grandkids, your nieces and nephews. They're part of your family."Curator Joseph Darcangelo began performing CPR and tried to breathe life back into the baby."I could see little bubbles coming out of his nose. I could see his eyes still open. I could see him gagging for breath. I didn't lose hope," he said.Powell's wife snapped pictures as the baby started breathing on his own."I don't know if I'd be considered a hero. I'm just a man doing his job with a good staff," he said.Powell gave the zoo staff his daughter's baby blanket to warm the animal. Staff members say it's a miracle the baby cheated death, and he lived up to his namesake: Houdini."I think it's fitting. It's very fitting," Caster said."I think Houdini needs to work on his water act," Darcangelo said.Caster says Houdini is doing as well as can be expected and he's isolated with his parents so he can recover. He's not out of the woods yet because he could develop pneumonia or an infection, so he must be monitored closely. He only weighs 373 grams. It may be several weeks until he returns to his habitat. Caster says they are also examining the moat to see if there's something they should change.During the rescue, Powell and his wife kept assuring their four-year-old daughter that Houdini would be okay. They bought her a stuffed lemur and he says the little girl insisted on saying a prayer for Houdini that evening. They will return to the zoo in the next two weeks.Caster says Houdini was named after the magician because he was born on Friday the 13th and is considered "magic." His biological father Jerry passed away before Houdini was born, but Todd treats him as if Houdini were his own son.Caster says Houdini is the first and only baby ringtailed lemur to be born at the Little Rock Zoo. She says lemur mating is strictly monitored and Houdini's mother, Pepper, had a birth control implant, but it apparently failed. Lemurs can only get pregnant one day during the entire year. Staffers thought Jerry was too old to be a father, but staff members were surprised when Pepper became pregnant.Lemurs are primates and originated from Madagascar.
I don't have any pics of the lemur because I was too busy getting help and watching them rescue him, plus Caroline was way past her nap, so I was trying to make her happy too!!
1 comment:
Oh I am in tears, this is so sad.
Jack Henry and I went to the zoo
the Friday after this happen and Tyler and I went on Sunday.
I love the zoo!
I know I would have jumped in to help the baby lemur.
I love to watch them.
I am happy you take Miss. Caroline
to the zoo, it's so much fun.
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