PHOTOS: Oakland zookeepers pair up two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breeding

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Friday, July 11, 2014
Anthony (left) and Dern (right) coexist at an Oakland Zoo exhibit.  Zookeepers paired up the two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breeding.
Dern (left) and Anthony (right) coexist at an Oakland Zoo exhibit.  Zookeepers paired up the two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breeding.
Anthony (left) and Dern (right) coexist at an Oakland Zoo exhibit.  Zookeepers paired up the two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breeding.
Dern, a rare blue-eyed lemur, relocated to Oakland from the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, TX.
Dern, a rare blue-eyed lemur, relocated to Oakland from the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, TX.
Dern (left) and Anthony (right) coexist at an Oakland Zoo exhibit.  Zookeepers paired up the two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breeding.
Dern holding a carrot at the Oakland Zoo.  This rare blue-eyed lemur relocated to Oakland from the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, TX.
Dern holding a carrot at the Oakland Zoo.  This rare blue-eyed lemur relocated to Oakland from the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, TX.
Dern, a rare blue-eyed lemur, relocated to Oakland from the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, TX.
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PHOTOS: Oakland zookeepers pair up two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breedingAnthony (left) and Dern (right) coexist at an Oakland Zoo exhibit. Zookeepers paired up the two highly endangered blue-eyed lemurs for breeding.
Erin Harrison, Oakland Zoo

Two rare blue-eyed lemurs, Anthony and Dern, live at Oakland Zoo. Dern relocated to Oakland from the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, Texas and so far the two lemurs can't keep their paws off each other! Zookeepers are hopeful that Dern, the female, will become pregnant during the winter months. Fingers crossed!