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AnimalsMINIBOOK#21

Mysteriousandunique,lemursareendemictotheislandofMadagascar,which means that’s the only place theycanbefoundinthewild.Lemursarepartoftheprimateorderandtheyarerelatedtomonkeysandapes.Sadly,manyscientistsconsiderlemurstobethemostendangeredmammalsontheplanet.

DidYouKnow?Blue-eyedblacklemursaretheonlyprimatesotherthanhumanstohaveblueeyes!

LemursgettheirnamefromaLatinwordthatmeans“spiritsofthedead”.

Facts&Figures

Thereareabout105differentlemurspecies!

Madame Berthe’s mouselemursare

smallenoughtofitintoateacup.

Lemursmakeupalmostonethirdofallprimatespecies

intheworld!

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Lemurscanonlybefoundinoneplace:theislandofMadagascar.

Membersofthiswell-knownspeciesaretheonlylemurswithstripedtails.

RING-TAILED LEMUR

Theseleapinglemurscanjumpupto30feetfromonetreetoanother!

SIFAKA

Theeightspeciesofmouselemursarethesmallestprimatesintheworld.

MOUSE LEMUR

Thesebeautifullemurscancommunicateusinguptotwelvedifferentcalls.

RED-RUFFED LEMUR

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Smallerlemursusuallyfeedonfruitandinsects.

FRUIT & INSECTS

Largerlemurseatmostlyleaves,flowers,andevensap!

PLANTS & LEAVES

Somelemurshaveadaptedtoliveinrainforests...

RAINFORESTS

...whileothersliveinmoredryandaridclimates.

ARID SEMI-DESERTS

LemurseatavarietyoffoodsandliveinlotsofdifferenthabitatsacrossMadagascar.

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Manylemurspeciesshareanumberoftraitsandcharacteristics.

Manylemursareactiveatnightandhavelargeeyestohelpthemseeinthedark.

LARGE EYES

Anumberoflemurspecieshavelightanddarkmarkingsontheirfaces.

FACE MARKINGS

Somelemurspecieshavelonghindlegsthattheyuseforjumpingandclimbing.

LONG HIND LEGS

Lemurs don’t have prehensile tails. This means they can’t usetheirtailstograbthings.

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Dr.ErinEhmke

ResearchManager

DukeLemurCenter

AJEXPERT

IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN LEMURS?

Yes,itis!Lemurshaverelativelylargebrainsandtheyaresmartandcurious.Wetrainthemtodothingstohelpuswithourresearch,likehowtostandonascale,andsomeofthemevenplaygamesonatouchscreencomputer!

WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB?

ThebestpartofmyjobisthateverydayissomethingdifferentandeverydayIlearnsomethingnew!Igettohelpotherscientistsaroundtheworld,andIgettoworkwithamazinglemurseveryday!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT LEMURS?

Myfavoritethingaboutlemursishowuniquetheyare!Theamountofdiversityamonglemursisastonishing,fromhowdifferentspecieslooktotheirsocialbehaviortohowtheymovetowhattheyeat!

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Erinhasbeenworkingwithprimatesfor17years!

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Areyoulikealemur?

SOCIAL

Lemursareoftenverysocialandliveinsmallgroups.Doyouspendalotoftimewithyourfamilyandfriends?

ADAPTABLE

Lemurshaveadaptedtoliveinmanydifferenthabitatsandclimates.Canyouadjustquicklytonewsituations?

VOCAL

Lemursarevocalandusedifferentcallstocommunicate.Areyouabletocommunicatewellwithothers?

Ifyouhavethetraitsbelow,youhavealotincommonwithlemurs!

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