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What kind of animal’s are Lemur”s anyways  DL ?

Well this might help you,

before we get into the facts about Lemurs …watch this…..:)

DL now present’s the Aye-Aye my friends….

You know Ringtail Lemur folklore once believed Aye-Aye were really Vampires…..just as mentioned in the video above   …well kinda…well….?

Now read this and don’t worry there will be more video’s later on in this post….no really I promise….:)

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: 4
Genus: about 14
Species: uncertain (new species are still being discovered)

Description

The smallest species of lemur weighs about 30 g and looks like a mouse.
The largest lemur species weighs about 7 kg and is black and white.

Life Cycle

Some species give birth to one young and other species give birth to litters of two or more.
Lemurs stay with their mothers for about three months.
They reach maturity at about 3 years.
Some lemurs will live to be 20 to 25 years old.

Habitat

All lemurs live on the islands of Madagascar and Comoros.
Some live in the tropical rainforests while others live in dry, deciduous forests.

Behavior

Some species are diurnal and some are nocturnal.
Lemurs live in groups ranging from 3 to 25 members.
Older females usually lead the groups and females from different groups will fight each other over territory.
Lemurs have distinctive scents and calls that they use to communicate.

Food

Many species are herbivores and will eat almost any plant they can find in the forest.
Some species are omnivores and will eat plants and insects, eggs, and lizards.

Status

All lemur species are in danger of becoming extinct.
Hunting and habitat loss are threatening lemurs.
The government of Madagascar and scientists are working to save lemurs through laws that protect them and through captive-breeding programs.

Lemurs are primates, an order that includes monkeys, apes and humans. There are approximately 32 different types of lemurs in existence today, all of which are endemic to Madagascar; a single island country off the southeast coast of Africa.
Since humans arrived on the island of Madagascar, approximately 1,200 to 1,500 years ago, 16 species of lemurs have become extinct, most likely due to habitat destruction and hunting by humans. The largest of the extinct lemurs was known as Archaeoindris and was about the size of a male gorilla. Some of these extinct lemurs were ground dwelling while others lived in the trees and moved very much like sloths. Generally, those species now extinct were among the largest and most slow moving of all lemurs.
In 1987, World Wildlife International declared that the lemurs are the most gravely endangered group of primates in the world.

Yea but you know, how many Species DL….32,……60….3,012 ?????

How Many Species?
Who Knows…..

Scientists are not sure of the number of lemur species living today. But some of the best known include the brown lemurs, ” Ring-Tailed Lemurs “,  {LOL}….,sifakas, indris, and ruffed lemurs. These species are diurnal, or active during the day. Dwarf lemurs, mouse lemurs, and aye-ayes are some species that are nocturnal. New species are still being discovered. In 2005, scientists discovered two new mouse lemur species. One is about the size of a squirrel. The other is about the size of a hamster.

Species…types,…..kinds……seriously now…..
you didn’t think it was just us Ringtailed Lemurs did you…..

Here watch another video o.k….it’ll calm you done…..honestly….an aye-aye told me it works form he all the time……..:)

Here ya go………………you’ll see many types in this video but not all types….you’ll have to go explore on your own to find them all…….never the less ENJOY .

Lemurs everywhere Thank you my friends………….

DL

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