'Rare' twin lemur babies capturing staff hearts

The ring-tailed lemurs babies were born at Knockhatch Adventure Park on Monday

A pair of "rare" twin baby lemurs are "capturing the hearts" of staff at the East Sussex park where they were born.

The animals were born at Knockhatch Adventure Park on Monday, and remain closely attached to their mother.

Park manager Mark Joyes said their mother was doing well and was looking after her babies "very attentively".

He told BBC Radio Sussex that the babies were about 10cm (3.9in) long.

The ring-tailed lemur babies are being well looked after by their mother

"Mum is quite comfortable having the babies on display, clinging to her front," he said.

"After a week or so they'll be on her back. And sometimes they'll swap mums and other mums will take care of them."

A spokesperson said the endangered ring-tailed lemurs, native to Madagascar, typically gave birth to a single offspring each year and that their birth was "a rare and exciting occurrence for the park".

"It's not every day you see twin ring-tailed lemurs, and they are already capturing the hearts of our team," keeper Tom Donovan said.

"The mother is doing a fantastic job caring for her little ones, who are currently very small and dependent on her."

The park in Hailsham said the healthy birth was testament to its breeding programme.