John Cleese has had a newly discovered species of lemur named after him.
The small woolly Avahi cleesei lives on leaves in a remote part of Madagascar, reports the Mirror.
The name is a tribute to the Monty Python star's conservation work, including a documentary about the plight of woolly lemurs.
Urs Thalmann, of the University of Zurich, who discovered the species, said the lemur's long legs were the only physical similarity to the actor, famous for his Silly Walks sketch.
She joked: "Woolly lemurs can't really walk, but they do enjoy silly jumps."
Mr Thalmann speaking to New Scientist magazine, added: "I thought surely he must be a lemur fancier."
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I'm sure bagus (oranye.net wapmaster) would love to have a lemur named after his name :))
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