ring tailed lemurs

RING TAILED LEMURS, LIVE WEBCAM

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  • Location: Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, United States
  • Source: www.bronxzoo.com
  • Info: Live streaming webcam showing ring-tailed lemurs at the Bronx Zoo in New York, United States. Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands.

    To see more live views of apes and monkeys, visit: Live Ape and Monkey Webcams


More info: Lemurs belong to a group called prosimians, defined as all primates that are neither monkeys nor apes. Prosimians have many unique features, including wet noses and a keen sense of smell. Lemurs only live in one place in the world, Madagascar and the nearby Comoro Islands, off the coast of Mozambique in Africa.

Mating in the lemur world is a battle of the strongest scent. Male lemurs spray their tails with secretions and wave them at each other. The male with the smelliest tail wins dominance.

Video showing the Fascinating World of Ring-Tailed Lemurs:



Additional Information:
  • Who and What are Primates? - New England Primate Conservancy
  • Lemur catta, ring-tailed lemurAnimal Diversity Web
  • Lemurs, Introduction -New England Primate Conservancy
  • Lemurs of Madagascar - Wild Madagascar