What are the adaptations of the flying lemur?

Answer 1

Even as a proffessor of anatomy at Sydney University, I have extensively studied a broad range of animals, including the colugo (flying lemur), however i only know of three adaptations. 2 of which are structural and one behavioral adaptation which could also be physiological. The two structural adaptations of the colugo of South East Asia are its large eyes which allow it to see and hunt more efficiently at night and the membrane (patagium) that goes around its whole body allowing it to glide from tree to tree and hunt more efficiently. The behavioral adaptation is that the colugo is nocturnal, yet this could possibly even be a physiological adaptation on the colugo, not a change in its behaviour in response to different foods available in different times throughout the day and night. If anyone has 1 more behavioral adaptation it would really help me out as a student asked me the same thing and I would prefer to not look a fool. So if anyone knows another behavioral adaptation of the colugo (flying lemur) of South-East Asia please post it

OMG i cant belive that coolieo

Not sure about behavioral but camouflage counts as an adaptation, right?

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^_^If you are a professor of anatomy, shouldn't you be reading primary literature to determine the behavioral / structural / physiological adaptations of mammals?

Answer 2

Lemurs are adapted to a very adverse conditions, with extreme seasonal fluctuations. The seasonal fluctuation between the dry and wet seasons may have resulted in their tendency towards female dominance, seasonal breeding, relatively low metabolism, use of torpor and hibernation (in some species), and other unusual primate adaptations.

Answer 3

Many species of lemur have adapted in many different ways. Some, like bamboo lemurs, have adapted to eat a diet of bamboo, despite the cyanide it contains. Others, like the fat-tailed dwarf and some mouse lemurs, fatten up during the rainy season and sleep during the dry season (called "torpor", like hibernation). The ring-tailed lemur has a striped tail so that troop members don't get lost as they wander around the forest floor.

Answer 4

Each of the 100+ lemur species adapts in their own ways. Some specialize their diet, others experience torpor to conserve energy during the dry season, and others (like the aye-aye) have physical adaptations for extracting scarce, defended resources (like hard nuts and insects hiding in wood).

Answer 5

Almost all lemurs are seasonal breeders so that their babies are weaned at a time of maximum food availability. Aside from that, most behavioral adaptations vary by species, and there are over 100 species of lemur.

Answer 6

Lemurs generally have longer snouts, a wet nose (rhinarium), a reflect layer inside their eyes (tapetum lucidum), smaller brains than other primates, and only semi-opposable thumbs.