- Ring-tailed Lemur
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Ring-tailed Lemur
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The Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) is a large Strepsirhine primate
and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed
tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of four lemur families. It is the
only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the
island of Madagascar. Known locally as Hira (Malagasy) or Maki (French
and Malagasy),[4] it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the
southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most
terrestrial of lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively
in daylight hours.
The Ring-tailed Lemur is highly social, living in groups of up to 30
individuals. It is also female dominant, a trait common among lemurs
but uncommon among other primates. To keep warm and reaffirm social
bonds, groups will huddle together forming a lemur ball. The
Ring-tailed Lemur will also sunbathe, sitting upright facing its
underside, with its thinner white fur towards the sun. Like other
lemurs, this species relies strongly on its sense of smell and marks
its territory with scent glands. The males perform a unique scent
marking behavior called spur marking and will participate in stink
fights by impregnating their tail with their scent and wafting it at
opponents.
As one of the most vocal primates, the Ring-tailed Lemur utilizes
numerous vocalizations including group cohesion and alarm calls.[5]
Despite the lack of a large brain (relative to Simiiform primates)
experiments have shown that the Ring-tailed Lemur can organize
sequences,[6] understand basic arithmetic operations[7] and
preferentially select tools based on functional qualities.[8]
Despite being listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List and
suffering from habitat destruction,[2] the Ring-tailed Lemur
reproduces readily in captivity and is the most populous lemur in zoos
worldwide, numbering more than 2000 individuals.[9] It typically lives
16 to 19 years in the wild and 27 years in captivity.[10]
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aηηa, Steve-h, fallrod, ~Craig~, and 48 other people added this photo to their favorites.
S@ilor (31 months ago | reply)
My signature
S@ilor (31 months ago | reply)
I will try to catch up with comments during the weekend. I will spend Friday 13 in Gulf of Aden and be busy looking for Pirates.
Have a nice weekend all flickr Friends.
jenny downing (31 months ago | reply)
this makes me smile
actually, no; I am laughing!
PS Bon voyage!
aηηa (31 months ago | reply)
OK thanks for the show :)
Happy Gram (31 months ago | reply)
Great signature shot, thanks for the laugh today.
Have a nice weekend.
Steve-h (31 months ago | reply)
Friday the 13th is a terrible day to be sailing in pirate-infested waters...hope all goes well.
Gorgeous top shot...and the second...well...err...haha!
fallrod (31 months ago | reply)
Awesome photo!
PD. remenber you took my picture bullets for this moment...Very good luck, my friend!
... ? [deleted] (31 months ago | reply)
haha great shot(s) :p
~Craig~ (31 months ago | reply)
It's in the eyes
Soleil is me. (31 months ago | reply)
:)))
Bravo! Greeting from Bangkok:)
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zairulliza (31 months ago | reply)
so cute! nice picture
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Simply stunning. Very cute!!!!!!!!
HeLMut G. (31 months ago | reply)
Very nice my friend.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Lewosky (31 months ago | reply)
Ha, ha,... Cute lemar. Good capture.
ricky_1989 (31 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture!
Aamir Yunus (31 months ago | reply)
Brilliant capture!
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Neva in 2012 (31 months ago | reply)
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dranidis (31 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
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Saad Kadhi (31 months ago | reply)
Very nice capture. The shallow DOF is excellent and I like the tail in the background.
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Monviso View (31 months ago | reply)
Lovely capture - the intensity of his stare is fabulous
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bodyinmotion (31 months ago | reply)
I want to hear allll about your pirate search, I'm completely intrigued. This is my daughter's favorite little animal, you captured his personality perfectly...and his netherparts:)
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D A Gabhriel (31 months ago | reply)
love it!
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Clare L H (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot my friend
annibel (31 months ago | reply)
Excelente!! buena semana!
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