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Bookmark or Share- 14 Incredible Facts About Lemurs - TreehuggerLemurs face an array of dangers across Madagascar, the only place where they exist in the wild. Some people hunt them, or even collect babies for the pet trade. But the single greatest threat to...
- Lemur Facts, Types, Diet, Reproduction, Classification, PicturesLemurs are wet-nosed mammals native only to Madagascar. Most are small and arboreal, spending most of their lives in trees. Their name derives from lemure, which stands for ghosts or spirits in Latin. Their stint on trees, nocturnal activities, haunting stares, and prominent vocalization may have earned these mammals their name.
- Lemur - Key Facts, Information & Habitat - Animal CornerThe Lemur or Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta) is a large prosimian (representing forms that were ancestral to monkeys, apes and humans), belonging to the family Lemuridae’. Like all other lemurs, it is found only on the island of Madagascar and the Comoros Islands off of the East Coast of Africa.
- Lemur - WikipediaLemurs are generally the most social of the strepsirrhine primates, living in groups known as troops. They communicate more with scents and vocalizations than with visual signals. Lemurs have a relatively low basal metabolic rate, and as a result may exhibit dormancy such as hibernation or torpor.
- 13 Astonishing Lemur Facts - Fact AnimalLemurs are cute little wet-nosed, small-brained mammals who smile. They are mostly arboreal , meaning they spend most of their lives in trees, and are active at night. Their exceptional diversity is unquestionable, though its extent is a matter of debate.
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