Oct 9 (UPI)– Animal rescuers in Texas were stunned when a telephone call regarding a lemur free in a park ended up being regarding a real lemur and not a raccoon.
Toby’s Wildlife Management & & Pest Control stated on social media sites that workers replied to a telephone call regarding a lemur free in Houston’s Bear Creek Park.
“We were extremely skeptical and thought it may be a raccoon that was acting oddly, which could indicate rabies,” the blog post stated.
The customer informed rescuers a person had actually grabbed the lemur and left the location, yet returned an hour later on and went down the pet withdraw in the park.
Rescuers headed towards the park, yet obtained drawn over for speeding up heading.
“We poked our head out the window, apologized for speeding and explained who we were and where we were going,” the group composed. “The police officer sighed a sigh of relief and stated ‘OH GOOD!! I’m headed that way now and I NEED YOUR HELP! Follow me!’ Needless to say we were safely escorted to the park by our new police officer friend.”
The staff came to the park and validated the pet was a ring-tailed lemur. The primate, belonging to Madagascar, is thought to have actually been a person’s pet dog, as it got along and promptly climbed up right into the rescue group’s automobile.
“He is friendly and extremely smart. This is the wildest story in our over 23 years of experience,” the blog post stated.
Lemurs are taken into consideration unique family pets in Texas and call for a license to be legitimately maintained.
The lemur, called Lenny by rescuers, will certainly be looked for an integrated circuit. If he does not have a permit-holding lemur, the rescue team stated it will certainly discover him a brand-new home at a refuge or zoo.
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