Lemur

A ring-tailed lemur is endangered. Despite easy breeding in captivity and the most populous legumes in zoos around the world, more than 2,5,000 ring-tailed lemurs have been listed by the IUCN Red List as endangered by hunting for bushmeat and foreign pet trade. Ring-tailed lemurs are omnivores and generalists who will eat dirt, excrement, and … Read more

The IUCN Red List and the Conservation Status of Lemurs Lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals. In fact, 98% of lemur species are endangered, and 31% of species are critically endangered! However, due to increased habitat destruction in Madagascar, the lemur population is rapidly declining, their very lives threatened with extinction because of … Read more

The giant mouse lemurs is a vegetable species of a cockerel, but it also eats discharges produced by the family bugs in Flatiffida during the dry season. Lemurs are arboreal animals which means they spend most of their time in the trees. What is a true lemur? True lemurs, also known as brown lemurs, are … Read more

Small lemurs are typically nocturnal, which means they are active at night. Larger lemurs are considered diurnal, which means they are active during the day. Some nocturnal lemurs live alone, but are still social with other lemurs. A common question we ran across in our research was “What time of day are lemurs most active?”. … Read more

Lemurs are a matriarchal society where alpha females lead and even the lowest female ranks are higher than any male one. And as we know, media is predominantly controlled by males so it is no wonder that Madagascar is not often on anyone’s itinerary. Are there any movies about lemurs? Even Hollywood has recognized the … Read more

Modern lemurs have only been found on the island of Madagascar, off Africa’s southeastern coast. And even though lemur-like primates called adapiforms once clambered through dense forests over much of the northern hemisphere, they didn’t have any record at all in South America. Lemurs are found only in Madagascar and parts of the Comoro Islands … Read more

The great majority of living terrestrial vertebrates are quadrupeds, with bipedalism exhibited by only a handful of living groups. Humans, gibbons and large birds walk by raising one foot at a time. On the other hand, most macropods, smaller birds, lemurs and bipedal rodents move by hopping on both legs simultaneously. Are lemurs primates or … Read more

It is used to control hormone production according to how light or dark its surroundings are. The Lemur has strong yellow eyes. They are large compared to the tiny shout and the small body mass. Other Lemurs have blue eyes which can be many shades of blue like light sky-blue, grey-ish blue and darker blue … Read more

Both lemur hunters and those who did not hunt lemurs understood lemur hunting laws and feared enforcement. The hunting of lemurs for food, and their live capture for the pet trade has also emerged as a serious threat to their survival. Why are lemurs being hunted ? Does owning poultry or livestock encourage the illegal … Read more

There are over 100 species of lemur, in all shapes and sizes. With an estimated 112. These two species of Southeast Asian mammal, also called colugos, bear a “striking resemblance” to lemurs, those beloved tree-dwelling primates of Madagascar, says Christopher Smith of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Can lemurs glide? The flying lemur … Read more