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Scientific name
Lemur catta
Order
Mammals
Family
Lemuridae
Social Structure
קבוצה
Unlike many other species, in the case of the katta lemur, it is actually the females who are more dominant within the group, and there is a hierarchy in which the females rank above the males.
Activity
פעיל יום
Food
Vegetarian
They eat fruit, leaves, flowers, grasses, and small insects.
Dangers
Habitat destruction, hunting, and the pet trade.
Zoo Conservation Program:
Feeding/Enrichment Time
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Habitat & Distribution Area
Madagascar
Forests and woodlands in the south and southwest of the island of Madagascar.
Conservation status
nt
Deficient Data
DD
least Concern
lc
Near Threatened
nt
Vulnerable
vu
Endangered
en
Critically endangered
cr
Extinct in the Wild
ew
Extinct
ex
Endangered status
nt
Worldwide
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Israel
In the Bible
Weight
2.3
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3.4
KG
Life Expectancy
33
years
Interesting To Know
- The ring-tailed lemur is the most land-based lemur of all. It spends up to 40% of its time on land and the rest of its time in the trees. Lemurs have a life span of 20 – 25 years, and the females give birth to one or two pups after a gestation of 134 – 138 days. The young pups attach to the mother’s belly during the first weeks of life and then alternate between the mother’s belly and back. They take their first steps after four weeks, and they become more independent. However, they only reach full maturity at five – six months, when they finish nursing. The females remain in the group to which they were born, but the males leave the group once they are mature, at the age of approximately three years. In the wild, mating season begins in the middle of April, and the pups are born in August
and September. - As the group roams the forest, the individuals lift their tails, so that they can see one another. The members of the group bond through grooming one another in a special way: on its lower jaw, the lemur has six teeth which serve as a kind of comb, which it uses to comb itself and the other
group members. The ring – tailed lemur also has scent glands in the palms of its hand and in its chest, which it uses to mark its territory. These charming creatures are at risk of extinction, mainly due to the destruction of their habitat. Their numbers in the wild is decreasing, but fortunately, they breed well in
captivity. There are roughly 1,000 individuals throughout the world in close to 150 zoos.