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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.
761 Questions
Antarctica is the best place in the world to find what?
Antarctica is the best place in the world for scientists to find meteorites. Scientists find meteorites in the Antarctic blue ice.
What is the only place in the world you will find lemurs?
Madagascar is the only place they are found.Many species live there,some small as squirrils.Lemurs are primates,but not true monkeys,as is often thought.Many species are in trouble,and studies on helping them to recover are on going at this time.Duke University in Durham, North Carolina is widely recognized as the leader in lemur research.
What term describes species such as lemurs whose distribution is limited to a certain area?
The term that describes species whose distribution is limited to a specific area is "endemic." Endemic species are found only in that particular geographic region and are not naturally occurring anywhere else in the world. Lemurs, for example, are endemic to Madagascar, meaning they are unique to that island and do not naturally inhabit other places.
Flying lemurs eat duck eggs, bugs, tree gum, birds, leaves, plants, plums, oranges, garbonzo beans, apples, pears, guavas, mangos, berries, bugs, ants, moths, butterflies, house flies, peaches and bananas.
Do aye ayes live in the rainforest?
Aye-ayes spend their time in the canopy and, to a lesser extent, on the ground.
Why is a ring tailed lemurs tail striped?
Like the spectacular tail of the peacock, the conspicuously striped tail of a lemur is probably intended as a form of sexual display, that helps to attract mates.
How long does the Indri live in the wild and in captivity?
I don't see an average lifespan reported in the common lemur books, but if it's anything like its close relatives, the sifakas, they probably live about 15-20 years in the wild. Otherwise, the Indri has not been successfully kept in captivity.
Among lemurs, the indriids (family Indriidae) have teeth that are bilophodont or close to it, whereas the trait is more commonly found in Old World monkeys and apes.
What kind of dog has a ring tail?
By "ring" tail i pressume you mean curly? Here are some breeds with curly tails; Pug, Akita, Siberian Husky, Pomeranian and Chow Chow.
Are ring tailed lemur herbivores or carnivores or omnivores?
Most species of Lemur are a herbivore and eat flowers and other plants.
Why is aye aye a magical animal?
Aye aye's aren't magical, they're just funny-looking and that has lead to several negative superstitions surrounding them:
Besides being a general nuisance in villages, ancient Malagasy legend said the Aye-aye was a symbol of death- should an aye aye point at someone with their long finger, that person is cursed to die. The Sakalava people go so far as to claim aye-ayes sneak into houses through the thatched roofs and murder the sleeping occupants by using their middle finger to puncture the victim's aorta.
(paraphrased from wikipedia)
Some species are threatened with extinction, while others are not. All species are in decline due to habitat loss.
Is an aye aye a producer or consumer?
The Aye-aye is a secondary consumer because of the fact that its diet consists of grubs.
Aye-ayes are mostly killed out of fear, because people think they are evil spirits or a bad omen. In some places where aye-ayes are not feared or the people are desperately hungry, aye-ayes are also killed for food.
What is the superstition about aye-ayes?
Superstitions (and other sorts of taboo, referred to locally as fady) vary from town to town and region to region. In many cases, the aye-aye is considered an evil spirit, if you see one or one points at your with its skinny middle finger, then you are marked for death. People also think it kills and eats their chickens (which it doesn't, although it will eat the eggs), and they think it can kill people in their sleep by puncturing their aorta with its skinny finger.
Often, Malagasy people will kill it on sight and hang its body up on a nearby road so that travelers will take the bad spirit away with them. There are even recorded cases where people burned down their entire village and moved because an aye-aye walked through the middle of it.
What is the taxonomy of an aye aye?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: Lemuriformes
Family: Daubentoniidae
Genus: Daubentonia
Species: madagascariensis
What importance do the ayes ayes have on the ecosystem?
if the aye aye went extinct the ecosystem would live however it would be devastating in Madagascar where it is from.
Are lemurs and humans both bipedal and have language?
No, lemurs are not bipedal, and no, they don't have language like ours.
