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Meet The Animals, Ring-tailed Lemur

Ring-tailed Lemur

Meet the Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Ring-Tailed Lemur is named for the 13 alternating black and white bands on their tails. They typically have white bellies, and white faces with dark triangular eye patches and a black nose.

About the Ring-Tailed Lemur

Unlike other lemurs, the Ring-Tailed Lemur spends 40% of their time on the ground, moving quadrupedally along the forest floor. When they travel throughout their home range, they keep their tails raised in the air like flags, to keep the members of their group together. Within their groups, females are dominant, meaning they have preferential access to food and choice of mate.

Height	Average 17″ long plus 24″ tail
Weight	5-7 pounds
Diet	Leaves, flowers, insects
Gestation Period	4.5 months
Life Span	Up to 16 years
Threats	Natural predators, poaching, habitat loss

They like to sunbathe

A mob of Ring-Tailed Lemurs will gather in open areas of the forest to soak up the sun. They sit with their bellies toward the sun and their arms and legs stretched out to the sides.