Ring-tailed lemur

[Junglegeorge]

I just love these little guys
I went to our zoo in Stockholm to take some photos and this is some of them. Hope you like them.

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Lemur catta

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primates

Family: Lemuridae

Genus: Lemur
Linnaeus, 1758
Species: L. catta

Mostly grey with white underparts, the Ring-tailed Lemur has a slender frame; their narrow face is white with black lozenge-shaped patches around the eyes, and a black vulpine muzzle. The lemur's trademark, the long, bushy tail, is ringed in black and white. Like all lemurs, the Ring-tailed Lemur has hind limbs longer than their forelimbs; the palms and soles are padded with soft, leathery skin. Their fingers are slender and dextrous with flat, sharp nails. The Ring-tailed Lemur has claws on the second toe of the hind limb specialized for grooming purposes.

The very young animals have blue eyes while the eyes of adults are all a striking yellow. Adults may reach a body length of 46 centimetres (18 inches) and a weight of 5.5 kilograms (12 pounds). Their tails are longer than their bodies, at up to 56 centimetres (22 inches) in length.

Found in the southwest of Madagascar and ranging further into highland areas than any other lemur, the Ring-tailed Lemur inhabits deciduous forests with grass floors, or forests along riverbanks (gallery forests); some also inhabit wet, closed brush where few trees grow. The Ring-tailed Lemur is thought to require primary forest (that is, forests which have remained undisturbed by human activity) in order to survive; such forests are now being cleared at a troubling rate.
While primarily eating fruit, the Ring-tailed Lemur will also eat leaves.

Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-tailed_Lemur

[vos]

They are so cute and it is a pleasure to look at the photos

Thanks!!!

[wile1]

Great photos. Love those guys. They are really cute and amazing animals.