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Madagascar's Lemurs

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Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Verreaux Sifaka
Verreaux Sifaka (Dancing Sifaka) Berenty National Park.
Brown Mouse Lemur
Brown Mouse Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Lemur 1 -Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: Ringed-Tailed Lemurs are found solely on the island of Madagascar. They prefer the more open areas in the south and typically walk on the ground or on large limbs in the trees. This differentiates them from other lemur species, which prefer forested areas and generally travel in trees.
Lemur 2 -Verreaux Sifaka (Dancing Sifaka) Berenty National Park: Verreaux's sifaka is found in the inhabits deciduous and evergreen forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar. They eat any above-ground plant material, during the rainy seasons they eat more fruits and flowers, and in dry seasons they consume mainly dead wood, bark and leaves.
Lemur 3 - Brown Mouse Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: The Brown Mouse Lemur is a small primate which can only be found on the island of Madagascar. Mouse lemurs are among the shortest-lived of primates with an average life span of six to eight years in the wild.
Red-Fronted Brown Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Lemur 4 -Red-Fronted Brown Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: Red-Fronted Brown Lemurs live in the deciduous forests of western and eastern Madagascar and is one of seven subspecies of Brown Lemur found on the island. They are an arboreal species spending most of its time climbing or leaping through the trees.
Lemur 5 -Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: The most striking feature of this lemur is its remarkable ringed tail! The tail averages 24 - 30 inches (60 - 75 Centimeters) with white and black rings about an inch wide. While walking on the ground, the lemur will carry its tail high over head.
Lemur 6 - Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: The diet of Ring-Tailed Lemurs consists of flowers, fruits, leaves, tree sap and barks occasionally supplementing with insects. Females are become sexually mature at three years of age. Mating starts in April with most births taking place in August and September after a 134-138 day gestation period.
Verreaux Sifaka Dancing
Black-And-White Ruffed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Inderi, Perinet National Park, Madagascar.
Lemur 7 - Verreaux Sifaka (Dancing Sifaka) Berenty National Park: Verreaux's Sifakas live in small to medium multi-male groups that range from 2-14 with the average being five or six individuals. Breeding is seasonal. Females reach maturity between 3-6 years, depending on habitat. Mating takes place in January and February and infants are almost completely independent after six months.
Lemur 8 - Black-And-White Ruffed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: Black and white ruffed lemurs are one of the largest lemurs, growing up to 4 feet in length. They live in small groups, usually two to five lemurs, in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar where they eat fruit and other plants.
Lemur 9 - Inderi, Pertinent National Park, Madagascar: The indri is a slender, long-limbed primate found in the forests of Madagascar. The largest of the lemurs with a length of 60–70 cm (24–28 inches). They are active during the day and thoroughly arboreal, the indri clings to trees and climbs in an upright position as it feeds on leaves, fruit, flowers, and other vegetation.
White-Footed Sportif Lemur, Berenty National Park, Madagascar.
Red-Fronted Brown Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar.
Lemur 10 - Ring-Tailed Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: Ring-tailed lemurs have powerful scent glands and use their unique odor as a communication tool and even as a kind of weapon. Lemurs mark their territory by scent which is used to warn other Ring-tailed lemurs of their presence.
Lemur 11 - White-Footed Sportif Lemur, Berenty National Park, Madagascar: The white-footed sportive lemur lives in southern Madagascar where it lives in trees, bushes, and grass in deserts with spiny plants and forests near streams and rivers. The basic family group of a white-footed sportive lemur is a mother and her young children. They sleep in tree holes, on branches, or in nests within thick vines.
Lemur 12 - Red-Fronted Brown Lemur, Ranomafarma National Park, Madagascar: Red-fronted lemurs live in social groups of between four and 18 individuals, although the average group size is seven to eight. Males and females have different coloring, males are grey to grey-brown with a reddish crown whilst females are reddish brown.

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