Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...

Ring-tailed lemurs look different! They retain a number of primitive mammalian traits. For example: Reflective tapetum lucidum, which is a layer of cells in the wall of the eye that reflects light ...

A research team led by the University of Tokyo analyzed the odors that male ring-tailed lemurs use when stink flirting with females. The odor molecules they identified could be the first known ...

What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? A lemur died from tuberculosis—a likely victim of the illegal pet trade A lemur died from tuberculosis ...

Ring-tailed lemurs have a black and white striped tail which is longer than their whole body! They use their tails to communicate and for balance. Ring-tailed lemurs eat fruits, flowers ...