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Lemurs are the Species most threatened with Extinction

Juan Cole 07/14/2012

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A new study finds that the Madagascar lemur primate is the vertebrate species most threatened by extinction.

One reason for the threat is not only human encroachment on habitat but hunting for ‘bushmeat.’ That is, we are eating them to extinction.

Here is a video of these magical animals , who are our distant cousins:

If humans can’t be bothered to preserve species just because it is the right thing to do, they should do it for selfish reasons. Primate variety is important for our own well-being, since studies of more closely related species have implications for human health.

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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