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Pedro Gomez p.2. Lemur. Basic info about Lemurs. Lemurs are type of monkeys but they live in a island south of Africa called Madagascar. They eat nothing but fruits and insects and leaves that’s about it.
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Pedro Gomez p.2 Lemur
Basic info about Lemurs Lemurs are type of monkeys but they live in a island south of Africa called Madagascar. They eat nothing but fruits and insects and leaves that’s about it. Additionally, these primates groom orally by licking and tooth-scraping with narrow, procumbent lower incisors and canines, called a tooth comb. A male can weighs about 12 pounds both female and male. Their tails are longer than their bodies
Adaptation What makes this animal unique is that the female is the dominant gender. Monkeys usually don’t come down to the floor but lemurs have adapted to walking on the floor to find food.
They share a common ancestry with Africa's monkeys and apes. Their closest relatives are primate. Ancestors
Habitat • Most lemurs are arboreal, which means they spend most of their time in trees and bushes. • Only the Ringtail lemur spends most of its time on the ground. • eighty percent of the lemur's original habitat in Madagascar has been destroyed
Food chain of a lemur • the fossa eats the lemur. • And the lemurs ate small birds