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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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Do both Lemurs and humans have the trait listed at point D Explain?
To provide an accurate response, I would need to know what trait is listed at point D. However, generally speaking, lemurs and humans share several traits due to their common primate ancestry, such as the presence of forward-facing eyes and social behaviors. If you specify the trait in question, I can give a more tailored answer.
People hurt aye-ayes by killing them out of fear, hunting them, and destroying their forests. Aye-ayes are also hunted by the fossa, a cat-like predator found on the island of Madagascar.
What is the lifespan of the silky sifaka lemur?
Silky sifakas haven't been studied well enough to know their average lifespan, but typically sifakas can live between 13 and 17 years in the wild.
What temperature can a ring-tailed lemur live in.?
In some mountainous areas of Madagascar, the ring-tailed lemur deals with temperatures drop to around freezing at night and then rise to over 100 degrees F during the day.
Would people have a mouse lemur as a pet?
Mouse lemurs, like all lemurs are protected from international commercial trade under CITES Appendix I. Furthermore, they require special diets and don't handle stress well, so they would not make good pets.
How many red ruffed lemurs are in the wild today?
There are no exact figures for this species, and the population appears to be in decline.
What are the adaptations of the golden brown mouse lemur?
The golden brown mouse lemur has big eyes to see in the dark. It has teeth that grow all their life. They run fast to get away from predators. That's all I know.
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How many ring tailed lemurs are in California?
That is a hard question to answer since ISIS records are usually out-of-date, and don't include every institution. Not counting illegal pets, you would have to contact every zoo, animal sanctuary, and animal outreach program to tally a total.
In short, I don't think that question can be answered accurately.
Who is the current voice of Mort in the Madagascar franchise?
He was voiced by Cedric the Entertainer.
Who has the bigger nose crocodile or alligator?
the average alligator has a larger snout than a crocodile
Do lemurs get buzz of eating centipedes?
Only the common black lemur has been reported to use millipedes (not centipedes). The toxin produced by the millipede causes the black lemur to foam at the mouth, and is used by the lemur as an insect repellant, apparently. The lemurs rub the toxin over their bodies. However, the original research paper reporting this behavior said that its use as a narcotic is unlikely since it did not seem to impair the lemurs' ability to move through the trees immediately after.
The behavior was recorded and aired on BBC's Animal Planet, in which they claimed the lemurs were getting a buzz. But what is reported on Animal Planet isn't always true to science.
What did tarsiers evolve from?
It is not entirely clear which fossil primates the tarsier evolved from, but the primarily candidates are the omomyids. Alternatively, the omomyids may have just been a sister group. Unfortunately, the evolutionary history of the early fossil primates, the living strepsirrhines (lemurs, lorises, galagos), and the simians remains shrouded in mystery.
There are relatively modern tarsier fossils dating from the middle Eocene, 45 million years ago.
