Ring-tailed lemurs use their toothcombs for both functions. Because of this dual use, ring-tailed lemur toothcombs often show excessive wear (sometimes more than 50%), in addition to frequent damage, ...

For gregarious strepsirrhines with large vocal repertoires and differentiated dominance ranks like the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), agonistic ... and while low-ranking males uttered yip calls at ...

Ring-tailed lemurs have a black and white striped tail which is longer than their whole body! They use their tails to communicate and for balance. Ring-tailed lemurs eat fruits, flowers ...

When an endangered ring-tailed lemur turned up in Houston's Bear Creek ... said he was flooded with calls last Tuesday from park-goers who spotted what they thought was a lemur on the loose.

In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed lemurs began at the Beza Mahafaly Special ... The third is an area outside the reserve where cows and goats feed within lemur ...

The ring-tailed lemur is an endangered species. Before people arrived in Madagascar around 2,000 years ago, the island was covered by forests. Today, approximately 80% of that forest land is gone.

Texas does not have laws that ban owning a primate. But the law does specify endangered species cannot be kept as pets and ...

Ring-tailed lemurs also spend a lot of time on the ground, which is unusual among lemur species. They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet, but also eat leaves ...