Zoobitat Expeditions — Real-World Wildlife Conservation Journeys
Welcome to Zoobitat Expeditions, where we showcase wildlife field research led by real-life conservation scientists working to protect our planet!
Each expedition is supported by Zoobitat.org and features real research, bringing you to the front lines of cutting edge wildlife conservation!
To search the island’s wild rainforest for new lemur species.
It’s real science, real discovery, and real wildlife conservation in action!
Join Field ZoobiRanger Michael Bliss and Jr. ZoobiRangers Jolly and Jordy as they embark on an adventure, filled with discoveries and exciting challenges!
Michael is a conservation biologist and PhD Student at Texas A&M University. He studies Lemurs and other animals in the wild!
Michael travels to places like Madagascar to help discover new lemur species and protect them and their habitats.
When not on a research adventure, Michael enjoys SCUBA diving and enjoying the diversity of the outdoors!
Madagascar is a big island off the southeast coast of Africa, floating in the warm Indian Ocean!
It’s so special that many of its animals — like lemurs — live there and nowhere else on Earth!
Lemurs are amazing animals that live only in Madagascar!
They are primates, like monkeys and humans, but they’ve grown in their own special way on this island.
Some lemurs are tiny, and some are great jumpers that leap from tree to tree using their long tails for balance.
Lemurs help keep forests healthy — and they need our help to stay safe in the wild!
Lemur Fun Facts!
Some lemurs use their tails to help them balance as they leap through the trees!
Ring-tailed lemurs “stink fight” by waving their scented tails at each other to communicate!
They also use their bold black-and-white tails like flags to help their group stay together as they move through the forest!
Ring-tailed lemurs love to sunbathe! They sit upright with their arms stretched out, like they’re having a beach day!
