30 Most incredible facts about Lemurs
The world is full of fascinating & unique mammals, but what makes lemurs one of these amazing creatures?
Check out these top thirty interesting lemur facts below, enjoy!
1# The name Lemur is actually Latin for “spirits of the night”.
2# Ring-tailed Lemurs spend a lot more time on the ground than other species of lemur.
3# The lemur is a native animal of Madagascar.
4# Lemurs are a species of primate known as ‘Prosimians’.
5# The smallest species of lemur is known as the Dwarf Mouse Lemur (or Pygmy mouse Lemur) and weighs only 30 grams.
6# Unfortunately the Aye-Aye Lemur are often trapped and killed because the people there believe them to have a supernatural link to “evil spirits”.
7# Lemurs have flat fingernails similar to human beings. (Manicure, anyone??)
8# The diet of a lemur consists mostly of fruit and leaves, and when possible, fruit from the Tamarind tree can make up approximately fifty percent of their yearly diet.
9# They also eat flowers, insects, herbs, and decayed wood, as well as bark and sap.
10# Lemurs bask in sunlight during the morning and it is often a group activity.
11# Lemurs use scents to communicate with other lemurs.
12# Their tail can also be used as a form of communication when wafted through the air while carrying a scent.
13# Their tails are longer than they are (the tail being 22 inches in length) and is used for balance and communication within the species.
14# On the second toe of each hind limb is what is called a “Toilet Claw”. The lemur uses them mostly for grooming.
15# The lemur, if threatened, attacks with its short nails.
16# When there isn’t much food, lemurs will simply hibernate for a while.
17# Whilst many people may not like to see animals in zoos, the lemur actually does really well in captivity.
18# Lemurs live about eighteen years.
19# They have scent glands in their wrists.
20# Lemurs compete with other males by having what is called a “stink war” using the glands in their wrists to scent their tails.
21# Lemurs mature at two years, but a lot of the babies don’t live to be that old.
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