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Ring-Tailed Lemur
Lemur Catta
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The diet of the ring-tailed lemurs is very diverse and ranges from habitat to habitat. They eat fruit, leaves, buds, insects, small birds and even bird’s eggs. Different species all have different diets ranging from eating only insects to eating all plants and foliage.
The ring-tailed lemurs have very few predators that include hawks, dogs and cats. The ring-tailed lemurs don’t have much of a problem with predators but what really hurts them is when humans hunt them and chop down their forests in Madagascar. This hunting and destroying of their forests is what has led them to endangerment.
Like many human beings, ring-tailed lemurs also love to sunbathe and tan! These lemurs like to get in groups and warm themselves up; even though they live in tropical Madagascar. This is one of the more interesting habits that I’ve seen any animal display.
The ring-tailed lemurs has a very interactive life cycle. Because the lemurs are often kept in captivity their lifespan is often shown as it would be in captivity but on this website I was able to find out their lifespan in the wild and in captivity. In the wild the lemurs usually live 18-20 years, while in captivity they usually live up to 20 years.
The ring-tailed lemurs are endangered but there are many efforts being made to keep the lemurs from going extinct. Their habitats in Madagascar are being destroyed in order to make room for more farmland and charcoal production. The good news is that there are many protected wildlife preserves and there is a large amount of breeding in zoos; both of which are very helpful.