They're an endangered species of primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and in zoos!
I've been a fan of the lemur and especially the ring-tailed lemur since I first saw this furry rascal profiled on the Discovery Channel. Being primates, they have a monkey-like personality about them, but are a bit cuter--in my opinion. Because I think the lemur is so adorable, I wanted to know more about this primate ... so, I was compelled to write this lens on the lemur.
Photograph by Bates Littlehales.
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Did you know they are primates found on the island of Madagascar?
Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals found nowhere else on Earth. Lemurs may have floated there eons ago on "rafts" of vegetation and evolved in isolation over countless centuries.
Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos.
Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through the trees, but cannot grip with their tails as some of their primate cousins do. Ring-tailed lemurs also spend a lot of time on the ground, which is unusual among lemur species. They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet, but also eat leaves, flowers, tree bark, and sap.
Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide
by Nick Garbutt
Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide
Amazon Price: $31.99 (as of 11/28/2009)
The mammals that inhabit Madagascar are among the most extraordinary in the world. This portable guide offers a full survey and classification of all the Malagasy mammals, both endemic and introduced, including many new species only recently identified. With vivid color photographs, line illustrations, and maps, Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide is an essential volume for any tourist or biologist who visits the island-or wishes to.
The guide provides descriptions of the physical and behavioral characteristics of each species as well as information about habitat and distribution. To further aid identification, the book lists top mammal-watching sites in the rainforests, deciduous forests, and spiny forest areas. Streamlined and completely updated, this book replaces Nick Garbutt's classic earlier work, Mammals of Madagascar, and takes its place as the definitive guide to the mammals of the world's fourth-largest island.
Lemur FAQs
A lemur (, ) is a member of the biological infraorder Lemuriformes, a prosimian and strepsirrhine primate that is endemic to the island of Madagascar. The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning "spirits of the night" or "haunter". This likely refers to their large, reflective eyes and the wailing cries of some species (the Indri in particular). The term is generically used for the members of the five lemuriform families, but it is also the genus of one of the lemuriform species, the Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). The two so-called flying lemur species, known formally as colugos, are not lemurs or even primates.
Lemur Specs
Diet: Herbivore
Average lifespan in the wild: Up to 18 years
Head and body size: 17.75 inches
Tail size: 21.75 inches
Weight: 5 to 7.5 lbs (2.3 to 3.4 kg)
Group name: Troop
Protection status: Endangered
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Lemurs are not as commonly seen as other primates in pop culture settings, but they have recently gained in popularity due to greater exposure.
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Books on the Lemur
Ring Tailed Lemur (Tag-Along Tails)
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Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
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Lemurs (Pebble Books)
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Primates: The Amazing World of Lemurs, Monkeys, and Apes
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Lemurs: On Location (On Location Series)
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Lemur from Madascar DVDs
Madagascar (Widescreen Edition)
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- sweetlady sweetlady Jun 1, 2009 @ 7:16 pm
- Lemurs are interesting creatures but they are so ugly that they are cute I think.
This is a very nice lens and you have the touch for lens ppl like me could learn a few things from you.
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Read all about it ... the lemur hits the big time ...
The next two diagrams I'm going to show you assume a few things about the tag page. The first is that multiple lenses use that tag (10+). The second is that you use that tag on your lens and that tag is relevant. Having a lens about lemurs and using the 'marketing' tag just because lots of lenses use that tag isn't going to do any good. Unless, of course, your lens is about how to market to lemurs :). Part 2 - Tag Pages.
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Hey Captain, my Captain! Thanks for mentioning my rascally rascal lemur lens ... you actually had me going for a minute there when you said something about the tag of "marketing" and using it on this lens. "HUH?" I said, scratching my noggin. "I didn't use that tag ... who put it on that lens." Well I just checked and didn't see it included ... hadn't thought of marketing to a lemur. "Would a lemur want a lemur plushy?" Hmmm ...
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