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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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Lake Superior Zoo - Duluth, MN - Ring-tailed Lemur

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