Animals - Primate Conservation Center

Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
Range:	Southwest Madagascar.
Habitat:	Forest and adjacent open areas.
Diet:	Leaves, fruit, bark, and buds.
Fun Facts:	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.