Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) - a photo on Flickriver

Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Berenty Reserve

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Lemur looking for something in the distance.

Wikipedia- The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus.

Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally in Malagasy as maky ([makʲ] , spelled maki in French) or hira, it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of extant 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. To keep warm and reaffirm social bonds, groups will huddle together.

The ring-tailed lemur will 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 uses numerous vocalizations including group cohesion and alarm calls. Experiments have shown that the ring-tailed lemur, despite the lack of a large brain (relative to simiiform primates), can organize sequences, understand basic arithmetic operations and preferentially select tools based on functional qualities.

Taken in: Madagascar / Anosy / Ambatoabo / Ambatoabo (show map)

Taken on: November 25, 2017

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Madagascar 2017

Island Of Madagascar

Berenty Reserve

Ring-tailed Lemur

Youngster

Lemur catta

Female

Animal

Mammal

Critically Endangered

Large Lemur

Strepsirrhine Primate

Lemuridae Family

Endemic

Gallery Forests

Spony Scrub

Southern Region

Maki

Omnivore

Most Terrestrial

Diurnal

Highly Social

Female Dominant

Sunbathe

Good Sense Of Smell

Scent Marking

Most Vocal

2000 Individuals

Habitat Loss

Hunting

Poaching

Bush Meat

Sue Roehl

Photographic Tours

Natural Exposures

Panasonic

Lumix DMC GH4

100 - 400 mm Lens

Hand held

Grass

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