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Lemurs Bushbabies and Aye-Ayes
Prosimian, or lower primates, include 6 families and approximately 50 species altogether. These animals represent the earliest primates on the evolutionary tree. Most are native to Madagascar, Asia, and Africa. Specialized hands and feet are a key indicator of Prosimians.
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nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs (this is what i found)
What section of the rainforest does the ring -tailed lemur live in?
There are many types of lemurs, and some live in different layers of the rainforest than others. For example, the ring-tailed lemur spends much of its time in the understory, or ground level, of the rainforest, although it does spend some time in the canopy. The ruffed lemur, however, lives in the canopy, or the tops of the large rainforest trees.
What does a ring tailed lemur use its tail for?
The ring-tailed lemur uses its tail for both balance (when walking on branches) and for communication. The stripes make them easier to spot, helping individuals keep sight of their group when standing in tall grass or brush. The males will also anoint their tail with scent from special scent glands on their wrists and armpits, then wave it at others. When a male waves his tail at a female, he may be signaling his interest in her. But, if a male does this to another male, this is called a "stink fight", which helps reduce the amount of actual fighting during the mating season.
A lemur is a mammal, and a type of primate found in Madagascar and the surrounding islands. Lemurs' habitat is the forest, and they use their long tail for balance as they jump between trees, and also for communicating with each other. Additional Info: There are 60 sub-species of the primate Lemur, and 88 different species divided into five surviving families. Cheirogaleidae, Lemuridae, Megaladapidae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae. Many of these are endangered. Many Lemurs are very tiny, and some researchers think that there may still be other sub-species or other species still undiscovered, and documented.
What are the adaptations of the ring tailed lemur?
Like nearly all primates, the ring-tailed lemur has hands and feet adapted for climbing and grasping. Adaptations specific to the ring-tailed lemur include:
a ringed tail, which helps members of the troop maintain visual contact with one another while moving around on the ground.
- scent glands on the wrists of males, along with a thorn-like spur used to gouge branches to rub its scent in deeper. The scent glands on the wrist and armpit are also used to anoint the tail with scent for stink fights, which are performed by males during the breeding season
- females have a tendency to produce single offspring during seasons with more limited resources, but will produce twins in years of abundance -- this helps the species recover quickly from droughts and other disasters that cause population crashes.
- the thick grey/brown fur on the ring-tailed lemur's back traps in heat, while the thin white fur on its face, abdomen, inner arms, and inner legs allow sunlight through to warm up its charcoal-black skin underneath. Since lemurs have a low metabolism, sun-bathing is a common activity, and ring-tailed lemurs sit facing the sun, exposing this side to help them warm up in the mornings and evenings.
- dark triangular markings around the eyes help reduce glare from the sun.
The aye-aye is a primate. Specifically, it is a type of lemur.
How do lemurs survive in the rainforest?
Ring-tailed lemurs do not live in rain forests. Instead, they live in deciduous forests, dry scrub, and gallery forests (forests along riverbanks). They are the most terrestrial (ground-living) of the living lemur species, so they don't spend all of their time in trees.
How many different tipes of bush babys are there?
There are at least 19 species of bush baby (or galago) spread across 3 genera.
What do ruffed lemurs sound like?
Lemurs make many types of sounds, depending upon the species. The indri, for instance, sings duets like a gibbon. Mouse lemurs make little chriping sounds. Ruffed lemurs make really loud roar/shriek chorus in response to disturbances. Ring-tailed lemurs can purr like house cats when they are content and make other cat-like sounds to keep in contact with one another. The aye-aye can make a loud shriek, and also appears to use snorts as a sort of communication.
You can learn more (as well as listen to samples) at the website listed in the Related Links.
What is being done to save Ring-Tailed Lemurs?
well they are trying 2 use les paper witch doesn't waste as much trees
Lemurs don't live in Africa, but live close-by on the large island of Madagascar. Madagascar is located off the southeast coast of Africa.
What causes an aye aye to die?
I would not use the word kill, but instead, i would say "What does the Aye-Aye hunt?
Aye-Aye is a scavenger, meaning it eats what ever it can find. However, its diet mainly consists of larvae, small insects, berries, other animals' eggs and other small fruits and nuts they find.
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Are the Tarsier critically endangered?
The Tarsier has eight subspecies listed by the International Union of Conservation for Nature, or the IUCN Red List, two of those are listed with a status of "endangered". The Peleng Tarsier, and the Sangihe Tarsier, are both listed as endangered with the population trend showing "decreasing". For more details, please see the sites listed below.
They look like monkeys but with big round eyes and a long middle finger with pointed nails.
How do aye ayes help the environment?
Aye-ayes help keep wood-burrowing insect populations in check. They can also pollinate large flowers for palm trees.
What other animals have similar characteristics of the fossa and the mouse lemur?
Bats are similar to the Mouse Lemur because of the sense of smell
Bobcats and the Lynx are like the Fossa because of the long tail and ears
What eats the black-and-white ruffed lemur?
Humans are the primary predator of ruffed lemurs. Juveniles may also be taken by hawks or eagles. The fossa is also a predator, but data suggests that wild ruffed lemurs avoid them by living at the very tops of the trees.
Is a aye-aye monkey a herbivore carnivore or omnivore?
Omnivorous but almost herbivorous. They do eat the occasional invertebrate, though
What is the pygmy mouse lemurs adaptation?
Claws to help climb trees to escape from human destruction
How do lemurs mate with each other?
The same way all mammals do. The male puts his reproductive organ (penis) into the females reproductive organ (Vagina), and the sperm travels through the womens organs, and to an egg.
