Lemur Street is a television show produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet which is based on the successful format of Meerkat Manor.
On 8 February 2008, it aired in the United States under the name Lemur Kingdom, with fourteen episodes airing until 9 May 2008. It was removed from the air with the return of the channel's top series, Meerkat Manor.
Lemur Street was released in a three disc DVD set in the United Kingdom in September 2008 by Eureka Entertainment.
Production
The twenty-episode series focusses on two competing
matriarchal ring-tailed lemur troops in the
Berenty Reserve on the island of
Madagascar.
Along with following the lemurs' battles for dominance, against their natural enemies and against each other, the series is reported to include the first professionally recorded footage of a ring-tailed lemur giving birth.
Robin Smith, who filmed several series of Meerkat Manor, is the cinematographer for Lemur Street.
International variations
The content of the UK and US versions of the programme are the same for most episodes, however Animal Planet US renamed the show
Lemur Kingdom, added names for the episodes - which were referred to by number in the UK - and renamed the lemur troops and some individual lemurs. The troop called The Tornadoes in
Lemur Street have been renamed "The Furies". Furies was chosen by Animal Planet US because of the constant infighting between the three families which make up the troop. Crystal, the dominant female of the Graveyards, has been renamed Juno and her mate Blake was renamed Marcus.
Episode listing
Media
The complete series was scheduled for release on Region 2 DVD in Europe as a 3 disc box set by Eureka Entertainment on 22 September 2008.
- General for UK broadcast
- General for US broadcast
- Specific
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