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Meet Zeus the lemur, a busy dad of four sets of twins 來認識四對雙胞胎幼崽的狐猴爸爸 “宙斯”

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This is Zeus the lemur, a busy dad of eight newborn babies.

狐猴 “宙斯” 是個忙碌的爸爸，它的八只狐猴寶寶剛剛降生。

The rare ring-tailed lemur has fathered four sets of twins with four different partners.

這只稀有的環尾狐猴與四只母狐猴產下了四對雙胞胎。

And now the twins have become the new stars at Wellington Zoo in New Zealand.

現在，這四對雙胞胎已經成為新西蘭惠靈頓動物園的新明星。

Lisa Ridley, Wellington Zoo, New Zealand
"It's a first. We're all in shock, to be honest. It means that this boy here, this is Zeus, the father, has done his job. And to be honest, he has a tough job because he only has a 24 to 36 hour window while they're in that season. And they only breed once a year. So, he got around very well."

麗莎·里德利       新西蘭惠靈頓動物園
“這是前所未有的。老實說，我們都很震驚。新生狐猴的數量之多意味著宙斯完成了它做爸爸的愿望。說實話，它也很難，因為繁殖期的窗口只有24到36小時。而且環尾狐猴每年只繁殖一次。所以他做得非常好。”

The twins were born in August and September. Ring-tailed lemurs, endemic to Madagascar, are classified as an endangered species.

這四對雙胞胎狐猴生于八月和九月。環尾狐猴，馬達加斯加特有的品種，已被列為瀕危物種。