Ring-tailed lemur
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The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a muckle strepsirrhine primate an the maist recognised lemur due tae its lang, black an white ringed tail. It belangs tae Lemuridae, ane o five lemur families, an is the anly member o the Lemur genus. Lik aw lemurs, it is endemic tae the island o Madagascar. Kent locally in Malagasy as maky ([makʲ] ( listen), spelled maki in French) or hira, it indwells gallery wids tae jaggy scrub in the soothren regions o the island. It is omnivorous an the maist terrestrial o lemurs. The ainimal is diurnal, bein active alanerly in daylicht oors.
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Ring-tailed lemur | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Faimily: | Lemuridae |
Genus: | Lemur Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species: | L. catta |
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Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Distribution of Lemur catta[1] | |
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The ring-tailed lemur is heich social, livin in groups o up tae 30 individuals. It is female dominant an aa, a trait common amang lemurs. Tae keep warm an reaffirm social bonds, groups will crull thegether. The ring-tailed lemur will sunbathe an aa, sittin upricht facin its unnerside, wi its thinner white fur taewart the sun. Lik ither lemurs, this species lippens strang on its sense o smell an marks its territory wi scent glands. The males perform a unique scent marking behaviour cried spur marking an will participate in stink fights bi impregnatin thair tail wi thair scent an waftin it at opponents.
As ane o the maist vocal primates, the ring-tailed lemur uises numerous vocalisations includin group cohesion an alarm caas. Experiments hae shawn that the ring-tailed lemur, in maugre o the lack o a lairge harn (relative tae simiiform primates), can organise sequences, unnerstaun basic arithmetic operations an preferentially select tuils based on functional qualities.
In maugre o reproducin readily in captivity an bein the maist populous lemur in zoos warldwide, numberin mair nor 2,000 individuals, the ring-tailed lemur is listed as endangered bi the IUCN Red List due tae habitat destruction an huntin for bush meat an the exotic pet tred.