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 ...

Ring-Tail Lemur Conservation Biology In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed lemurs began at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve. During this survey, a preliminary ...

The tail is used to maintain stability, especially on the small branches. (lemur trills) Sometimes they play with their tails and do like a cuckoo clock, like. (speaker ticking) (speaker laughs) ...

There are nearly 100 different species of lemurs, including the black and white lemur, the ring-tail lemur, the tiny mouse lemur and even the mischievous dancing lemur.

Look at These Two New Baby Lemurs at the Houston Zoo ... he or she is a ring-tail lemur—the kind that you probably think of when you think “lemur”—and it photographs extremely well.

On the Reddit forum, Lisa later shared another theory about the distinctive tail: "I think she might be part lemur," she joked. Cookie the cat with her distinctive curly tail.

The story started with a call about a lemur on May 30, the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services said. The caller, who animal care services called "Miss U," said the animal she stopped to help ...

Lemurs are among the world's rarest animals. But they are not the only unusual creatures found on Madagascar, which biologists call one of Earth's. Skip to main content Skip to footer site map.

Scientists have discovered and described a new species of mouse lemur from Madagascar. ... It's only about 10 inches long, and half of that is its tail, and it weighs just 2 ounces.

Waving a stinky tail in a potential partner’s face may sound like a bizarre way to attract a mate, but scientists believe this is what male ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) do to capture the ...

Zoologger: The hibernating lemur that feeds on its tail. Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world. By Kara Moses ...