With their big eyes and cute faces, these new lemurs are bound to go down a storm at Howletts Wild Animal Park.

The animals, native to the island of Madagascar, have been brought in as new species, to boost the population at the Canterbury visitor attraction.

Joining the Walking with Lemurs experience are red-bellied lemurs, black and crowned lemurs.

It's hoped they could soon breed, and help with the park's conservation programme.

Visitors to Howletts Wild Animal Park will be able to meet some new species this summer as they enter the popular Walking With Lemurs experience at the park near Canterbury.

Deputy Head Primate Keeper, Jo Marden said: "The lemurs are settling in well and enjoy exploring their new surroundings."

Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks work with The Aspinall Foundation, a world leading conservation charity recently featured in an ITV1 Documentary with Martin Clunes, as he searched for lemurs with the charities project director, Tony King, on the unique island of Madagascar.

Animal director Neil Spooner, said: "The Aspinall Foundation runs an animal protection project in Madagscar, focusing primarily on the critically endangered greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus.)

"As the programme with Martin Clunes highlighted, all lemurs are in danger of becoming wiped out due to deforestation and hunting – it’s our job to educate people both in the UK and abroad to the plight of these wonderful animals so that we can find a way to support local communities whilst protecting critically endangered species."

For further information about the conservation work carried out by The Aspinall Foundation, Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks visit Howletts' website.