Ring-tailed lemurs use their toothcombs for both functions. Because of this dual use, ring-tailed lemur toothcombs often show excessive wear (sometimes more than 50%), in addition to frequent damage, ...

Ring-tailed lemurs have a black and white striped tail which is longer than their whole body! They use their tails to communicate and for balance. Ring-tailed lemurs eat fruits, flowers ...

In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed lemurs began at the Beza Mahafaly Special ... The third is an area outside the reserve where cows and goats feed within lemur ...

Whether it was a pregnant sifaka in for an ultrasound, a ring-tailed lemur with a limp, or an elderly dwarf lemur with cataracts, it was all in a day’s work for Williams. Now, after nearly three ...

For gregarious strepsirrhines with large vocal repertoires and differentiated dominance ranks like the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), agonistic vocalization use is important to study to better ...

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 ...