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Ring-tailed
Lemur
Lemur catta
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| Range: |
Southwest
Madagascar.
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| Habitat: |
Forest and
adjacent open areas.
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| Diet: |
Leaves, fruit,
bark, and buds.
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Fun Facts:
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- They live in social groups of one or two
dozen, often with more males than females! The males have a strongly marked rank of
order, but all females are dominant to males!
- Ring-tailed Lemurs are territorial with the
females, the permanent members of the group, defending intruders!
- One or two young are born at a time.
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