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 ...

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 ...

The North Florida Wildlife Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., located at 1386 Cook Road Lamont, ...

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 ...

On July 8, Rosalita the ring-tailed lemur gave birth to adorable twins at the San Diego Zoo, and now the California zoo is giving animal lovers a peek at the little ones. "From the moment the ...

Ring-tailed lemurs, along with all lemur species, are considered endangered in the wild despite successful breeding under captive care.

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 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, ...

There are 101 known species of lemur in Madagascar. The ring-tailed lemur is found in the dry forests and bush of southern and south-western Madagascar. Females reproduce at about three years of ...