Impossible to confuse with any other lemur species, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a distinctive primate with a long, bushy, black-and-white ringed tail. A medium-sized lemur, it is the most terrestrial of Madagascar’s primates. The ring-tailed lemur’s dense fur is greyish-brown on the back and grey on the rump and limbs. The underparts are cream to off-white, and the neck and crown are dark grey. The ring-tailed lemur has a white face with large, dark triangular patches around the eyes, a dark snout, and large, white, well-furred ears. Dark black skin is visible on the ring-tailed lemur’s nose, eyelids, lips and feet. This species’ distinctive tail is longer than the head and body, and is tipped with black. Male and female ring-tailed lemurs are similar in appearance and body size. The only species in its genus, the ring-tailed lemur receives its genus name, Lemur, from the Latin for ‘ghost’ or ‘spirit’, and its species name catta in reference to its cat-like form. Male ring-tailed lemurs compete for females via ‘stink fights’, smearing scent on their tails and wafting the smell towards their opponent.
Roles
- It played Seventeen in Numberanimals
- It played Bloo in Foster's Home for Endangered Species
- It played Blossom in The Powerpuff Lemurs, The Powerpuff Lemurs Movie, and The Powerpuff Lemurs (2016)
- It played Cleo (Mermaid) in Mako Primates
- It played Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Lemurs
- They played Zac (Merman) and Evie McLaren (Mermaids) in Mako Madagascan Animals and Mako Lemurs
Gallery
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Books
.jpeg "A Golden Exploring Earth Book of Animals (4).jpeg (1.62 MB)")
.jpeg "The Animal Atlas (17).jpeg (2.5 MB)")
.jpeg "Animal Parade (7).jpeg (1.17 MB)")
_(5).jpeg "Show-Offs (Bernard Stonehouse) (5).jpeg (2 MB)")
.jpeg "The Truth About Animal Communication (3).jpeg (2 MB)")
.jpeg "Aardvarks, Disembark! (6).jpeg (1.09 MB)")
.jpeg "An A to Z Walk in the Park (6).jpeg (1.89 MB)")
_(6).jpeg "Animal A-Z (Smart Kids) (6).jpeg (1.35 MB)")
.jpeg "The Dictionary of Ordinary Extraordinary Animals (28).jpeg (1.81 MB)")
.jpeg "James Balog's Animals A to Z (7).jpeg (1.04 MB)")
.jpeg "Flying Frogs and Walking Fish (4).jpeg (1.17 MB)")
_(9).jpeg "Wild Creatures (Eyes On Nature) (9).jpeg (2.01 MB)")
.jpeg "8- An Animal Alphabet (7).jpeg (1.52 MB)")
.jpeg "A Curious Collection Of Animals Animals (18).jpeg (2.21 MB)")
.jpeg "DK Encyclopedia Of Animals (103).jpeg (1.57 MB)")
.jpeg "The Kingfisher Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals (86).jpeg (2.2 MB)")
.jpeg "DK First Animal Encyclopedia (3).jpeg (2.21 MB)")
_(16).jpeg "Look at Me (Steve Jenkins) (16).jpeg (1.4 MB)")
.jpeg "Alligator to Zebra ABC's- Learning Your ABC's with Animals (11).jpeg (1.04 MB)")
