11-15-2011, 04:13 PM
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
photographer Tchvertkin said: 'I've never been in a zoo where they let you walk right up the animals so this was a pleasant surprise and a great opportunity to take some interesting pictures.
'But I didn't expect them to be as tame as they were. One of them was so cheeky that he ran right up to me and tried to take the camera away.
Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands.