Jumbo-sized July: Megaladapis

     The genus Megaladapis is an extinct group of lemurs, consisting of three species. These primates, the largest of their kind, could grow to five feet long, and weighed up to 110 pounds. These creatures resided peacefully in Madagascar until 1,500 years ago, when colonists arrived. The colonists destroyed their habitat and hunted them, causing their population to dwindle down until they went extinct 500 years ago. It most likely fed upon vegetation among the trees that it lived in. Unlike most primates, megaladapis's eyes were located on the sides of it's head, rather than on the front.