In the interactive zone at Hangzhou Wildlife World in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, the highly sociable ring-tailed lemurs are not afraid of people. On the contrary, they jump and climb onto visitors’ heads on the hunt for food. /CFP Photo

Natives of the African island of Madagascar, the animals are normally amicable and tend not to hurt humans. /CFP Photo

There are said to be only around 2,000 ring-tailed lemurs in the world. The animal is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to habitat destruction and the pet trade. /CFP Photo

There are a further 2,000 ring-tailed lemurs in zoos around the world making it the biggest lemur population in captivity. /CFP Photo