Red-Ruffed Lemur Group Shriek

What an ear-ful! The red-ruffed lemur matriarch at the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar! exhibit is named "Peacock," but that noisy bird has nothing on this group's volume. Shrieking is a regular part of the red-ruff's repertoire. But even zookeepers aren't sure what exactly causes it, and the chorus stops as suddenly as it begins!

[@havejf11]

This video does no justice to how loud lemurs can be

[@anthanagore]

Those freaking eyes...

[@boricuadelight]

i saw this breed of lemurs do this yesterday when i went to the zoo here. was so crazy. it was so loud lol

[@brockman71]

wow, that little nugget gets its heart rate up, doesn't it... little freak

[@tignotus123]

i wanna hug it

[@indoorcat111]

Lemur: iT's OVER NINE THOUSANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. *stare*
Me: O.O

[@JackRABBITslim27]

What if you woke up with a bunch of these things surronding you doing that

[@yomanimus]

Awesome footage. I've never seen this captured on film.

[@Lemurness]

That is so cool! I don't hear them make that sound very often!
Judging by the sound of the call and the animal's posture, I'd say it was a ground predator alarm call. Maybe they saw something unfamiliar, such as a squirrel, and it caused them to alert?
Well, whatever brought it on, it made for a great video! (:

[@Energonorama]

Lemurs always look like they've seen something terrible. Probably a comodo dragon.

[@halldirector]

LEMUR PANIC ATTACK!

[@1scs]

very cool.

[@TechnologyWitch]

Aww, they're adorable! :3 Not saying I'd want one as a pet, but I got a stuffed animal version from the Rainforest Cafe's store. I love lemurs. My mom, on the other hand, thinks they all look like giant rats. :

[@BrendafromFlatbush]

Clearly, the lemurs had just been informed about NY State budget cuts to parks and zoos.

[@Uberslug]

holy christ I am terrified

[@Twinklesloveskylie]

What is the reason they do this?

[@s3rpico91]

HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!

[@123norway]

@ramitupursnout maybe she is a lemur? :S

[@wwfmbc3]

is this(thing) sleep???

[@Inkhart]

Holyshit.

[@kidalex1982]

aber auch beängstigent iwie^^