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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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What is the native range of the aye aye?
The native range of the Aye Aye is in Eastern rain forest of the island of Madagascar. A small number of Aye Aye can be found in other locations in Madagascar.
How do you spell lesser bush baby?
The correct spelling is Lesser Bushbaby or "lesser galago" (genus Galago).
How did the giant lemur of Madagascar become extinct?
Deforestation and people hunting and eating them.
A white lemur in a zoo is harmful helpful or neutral?
I am assuming you are referring to a black-and-white ruffed lemur, which is fairly common in zoos. Regardless, all animals in zoos are kept to educate the public, and especially in the case of lemurs, they act as insurance against extinction in the wild. In the wild, many lemur species are seed dispersers, thus benefiting the forests in which they live.
All species are beneficial to their natural environment. The only time a species is harmful is when it's invasive (introduced and taking over).
The lemurs that specialize in eating fruit would eat a raspberry.
How do ring-tailed lemurs adapt to the climate of Madagascar?
Ring-tailed lemurs have several special adaptations. First, they are seasonal breeders that give birth during the middle of the dry season, which sounds disadvantageous at first, but actually allows the females to wean their babies at the beginning of the wet season, when there is plenty of food available.
Second, they have a low metabolism that conserves the energy they get from food, and since it's hot during the day and cool at night, they sunbathe in the morning and evening to warm up. In fact, their fur color and black skin help to maximize this effect.
Third, they are opportunistic omnivores, shifting their diet to whatever is available during the different times of the year.
Do Ringtailed Lemurs live in the canopy?
Yes and no. The ring-tailed lemur spends some of its time in each part of the canopy. They spend approximately 67% of their time in the trees and bushes while the other 33% is spent on the ground.
Do lemus have predators in Madagascar?
Yes they do have predators on Madagascar. Its a cat like animal called the Fossa. these animals are the only threat to the lemus.
Do ring tailed lemurs drink water. if so what kind?
yes they drink water and they also enjoy drinking juices from fruits. hope that answered your question. :)
Rats can live basically anywhere, so providing there's food to eat, yes, they can live in bushes.
What are some characteristics of the mouse lemur that help it survive?
It has a sensitive nose that can smell ripe fruit from far away and large ears that keep alert for enemies such as the fossa.
How does a mouse lemur survive?
It has excellent vision, it is small ,it is agile ,and has coloration to match it's habitat...is not easily spotted1
What is the mouse lemur environment?
Mouse lemurs live all over the island of Madagascar, from the spiny forests in the south, to the tropical rainforests in the east, to the dry, deciduous forests in the west.
How did lemurs get to Madagascar?
The ancestral lemurs rafted to Madagascar on mats of floating vegetation from Africa (either from a flood or tsunami). This happened ~60 million years ago.
The lemurs could not have been on Madagascar when it broke away from Africa because that happened ~160-180 million years ago, long before primates existed.
How does the skin or fur of a lemur help them survive in Madagascar?
The skin and furn help lemurs to regulate their body temperature, just like any other mammal. Their fur may also act as camouflage and in Eulemur species, coloration differentiates males and females.
Lemurs are primates, which are a type of mammal. Since all mammals are warm-blooded (endothermic), then that means lemurs are, too.
Where does the red roughed lemur fit into the food chain?
The red ruffed lemur is a primary consumer, eating mostly fruit, nectar, and some leaves. This is great research whenever you are looking for facts about a red ruff lemur.
What do you feel when an embryo dies?
Well an embryo is a egg until 8 weeks after fertalization then its called a fetus. SO normally when it dies without being fertilized or had been fertilized but died before it reached 8 weeks then it would be like a regualr period. Now if you mis carried when it was a couple months you would have sharp pains and also start hemmoraging which you can't ignore, bleeding may stop but if you leave the dead stuff inside of you it could effect your chance of having another child and cause you in some way harm or the next child to come
*First im a girl and I have went through loads of sexual reproduction classes, and my mom and sister have miscarried *
