Jeffery, the ring-tailed lemur, is here to munch on an apple slice and remind you that just because someone has an animal as a pet doesn’t mean that animal should be a pet! While Hollywood often depicts lemurs as fun, friendly, and easy to love, these primates are a VERY bad choice for a pet. One of the resident lemurs at Sunset Zoo, Jeffery, was rescued in 2023 from a family garage, unsafe conditions for an exotic animal, especially a primate. After intervention from the Illinois Department of