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Blue-Eyed Black Lemur. By Aaron J. Introduction. What has blue eyes, black or tanish fur, and looks like a monkey? A blue eyed black lemur, of course!. Description.
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Blue-Eyed Black Lemur By Aaron J.
Introduction • What has blue eyes, black or tanish fur, and looks like a monkey? A blue eyed black lemur, of course!
Description • My lemur is sort of shaped like a monkey. Blue-eyed black males have black fur while females have tanish fur. My lemur weighs 5 pounds. They are about 3 feet long.
Life Span My lemur can live about 20 or more years. Both males and females can live 20 years or more.
Predator/Prey • People hurt blue-eyed black, ring tailed, and red ruffed lemurs. • My lemur eats fruit, pollen, nectar, flowers, crops, insects, seeds, & leaves. My animal hides behind trees to escape from predators.
Protection • My lemur swings from trees to protect itself. The baby climbs on their mom’s back when it is about 3 weeks old.
Young • This animal has babies once a year. They have up to 1or 2 babies in June or July. Blue-eyed black lemurs carry them on their back. Lemurs have babies once a year.
Behavior • My animal likes to swing from tree to tree. My lemur raids crops. When night falls, it does not stop the blue-eyed black lemur. My lemur acts differently when it is cold.
Environment • My lemur lives in Madagascar, an island. My animal lives in trees.
Endangered • My animal is being hunted. That is why it’s endangered. We should stop hunting the blue-eyed black and red ruffed lemurs. We should also stop cutting down their habitat.
Other Interesting Facts • This lemur swings from trees. Blue-eyed black lemurs help rainforest plants by spreading seeds. My animal is a primate.
Conclusion • Well, I learned my animal’s facts, like what they eat or how many babies it has at a time. I chose this lemur because I liked its name. We can stop killing and cutting down the habitat of this beautiful animal to save it.
Bibliography • National Geographic. Book of Mammals. New York: National Geographic Childrens, 1998. • Anderson, Norman B. & Walter R. Brown. Lemurs. New York: Dodd Mead, 1984. • Wikipedia. “Sclater’s Black Lemur.” 2006. Accessed on 9/8/2006 http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/Sclater%27s_Black_Lemur