by sade barnes & summer raye. common name: ring tailed lemur scientific name: lemur catta...
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Ring Tailed LemurBy Sade Barnes & Summer Raye
Names
Common Name: Ring tailed Lemur Scientific Name: Lemur catta http//
national.si.edu/animals/primates/facts/fact-ring-tailed-lemur.cfm
Description
Habitat: Trees, Tropical areas and forest
Where in the World: 3 forest; Ankoba, Malaza, Berenty
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts
Life History
Diet: fruits leaves and flowers Size: 15 to 18 inches Reproduce: females maturity at 2
years old Predators: grey hawks Prey: insects 1 to 2 offspring Once a year April thru June http://library.sandiegozoo.org/factshe
ets/ringtailed_lemur/lemur.htm
Interesting Facts
Solitary Animal Live up to 16 to 19 years in the wild Communicate through visual and
face expressions
http://nationalzoo.si.edu
Why is the animal endangered?
• Ring tailed lemurs are endangered because of human activities.
• The forests where they live are being changed to farmland
• some ring tailed lemurs are captured for the pet trade.
http://www.zooatlanta.org/ringtailed_lemur
Population
More than 1,000 can be found in zoos. They are being hunted for food and kept
as pets Believe about between 10,000 and
100,000 www.starbreezes.com/11/lemur.html
Quiz 1.What is their habitat? 2. How do they communicate? 3. What is they’re predators? 4.How many years do they get to
live up too? 5.What do they eat?
Answers
1) Tropical areas, forest2) Through visuals and face expressions3) Hawk4) 16 to 19 years5) Fruits, leaves, and flowers