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The lemur

The lemur.

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The lemur

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  1. The lemur The lemur is found in the tropical island of Madagascar. The lemur has very reflective eyes and nocturnal habits from other species. Although lemurs often are confused with ancestral primates, the anthropoid primates (monkeys, apes, and humans) did not evolve from them; instead, lemurs merely share morphological and behavioral traits with basal primates. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar around 62 to 65 million years ago

  2. Diet Lemur diets are highly variable and demonstrate a high degree of plasticity, although general trends suggest that the smallest species primarily consume fruit and insects (omnivore), while the larger species are more herbivorous, consuming mostly plant material . As all primates a hungry lemur can eat any thing that is edible for their food. They also eat fruits such as berries , bananas, apples and much more

  3. Sociality Lemurs leave in groups maximum 15 lemurs per group. In many nocturnal species, for instance, the females, along with their young, will share nests with other females and possibly one male, whose larger home range happens to overlap one or more female nesting groups. In sportive lemurs and fork-marked lemurs, one or two females may share a home range, possibly with a male. In addition to sharing nests, they will also interact vocally or physically with their range-mate while they forage at night. In general, levels of agonist (or aggression) tend to correlate with relative canine height. The ring-tailed lemur has long, sharp upper canine teeth in both sexes, and it also exhibits high levels of agonist. The Indri, on the other hand, has smaller canines and exhibits lower levels of aggression.

  4. Images of Lemurs

  5. VIDEOS http://youtu.be/nwr1zXOz-rs Lemurs grooming http://youtu.be/WZme1VFbH9Y Lemurs eating http://youtu.be/-uiz8TBOJcQ Cutest lemur ever By: Angelos Mitropoulos

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