Miller Park Zoo lemur makes Big Game prediction

Posted on February 10, 2023
King Julian, the lemur who has been living at the Miller Park Zoo, is riding with the Eagles this weekend. (Facebook/Miller Park Zoo)

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Will it be Kansas City or Philadelphia this weekend in the Big Game? One of the animals at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington has made his prediction.

King Julian, the lemur who has been living at the Miller Park Zoo, is riding with the Eagles this weekend.

WJBC’s Scott Miller pitched the idea to Miller Park Zoo director Jay Pratte.

“I have done this over my career with giants pandas and other types of animals. King Julian might have sat in somebody’s living room and watched the Big Game last year, so he might have a horse in this race,” said Pratte.

The lemur was rescued from a garage in Bloomington last month. The Illinois Conservation Police continue to investigate where the lemur came from.

Anyone with information on the lemur’s origins should reach out to the Illinois Conservation Police at 1-8772DNRLAW (236-7529).

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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