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Mothers pride...

The Ring tailed Lemurs of Longleat are celebrating the arrival of baby Casper, the first new born this year in the safari parks fledgling troup of rescued primate's.

And it's no surprise that his doting mother is constantly cuddling her baby - as he is one of the most endangered primates in the world.

The rest of the highly social group all play there part in looking after the new baby, and keeper Beverly Evans said 'Its quite remakable to see the affection and care that the troup show towards the new arrival'.

Lemurs are struggling to survive in their native Madagascar because of hunting and habitat loss, so any new offspring gives fresh hope.