THEY are fast movers, like doing the twist and are limbering up for life in a zoo near Winchester.

For the latest new arrivals at Marwell getting their tails in a twist is all that's on their mind.

Proud parents Martini and Genou are ring-tailed lemurs, originally from the island of Madagascar.

The pair can count themselves lucky because while their family is growing, wild lemurs are dying as their habitat is destroyed.

The zoo now boasts nine lemurs, all keen to socialise with the new recruits.

At the moment the babies cling to their mother's front but after about two weeks they will be seen riding on her back.