Ring Tailed Lemure
by Elaine Manley
Title
Ring Tailed Lemure
Artist
Elaine Manley
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Photo.. Toronto Zoo, Canada...The ring-tailed lemur is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally in Malagasy, spelled maki in French) or hira, it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of extant lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours.
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March 23rd, 2017
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