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Free-range ring-tailed lemursFamily
They bask in the sun on the road, climb and jump in trees
Everyone can interact with ring-tailed lemurs at close range
Enthusiastical lemurs
Will jump on you inadvertently
The greedy lemur will snatch the food from your hand...
How much do you know about this elf-like primate?
today leads you into their lives
Do you know the origin of the name
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The ring-tailed lemur's tail has a black and white ring pattern, and its face resembles a fox, so it is vividly called a ring-tailed lemur, also known as segment-tailed lemur.
What is the purpose of the ring-tailed lemur's tail
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Multifunctional tail
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Stay balanced
The tail of the ring-tailed lemur is very eye-catching. It is not only unique in pattern but also very long. The long tail can play a role in sports The role of maintaining body balance.
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A signal to stay connected
The tail is a signal that ring-tailed lemurs use to stay in touch with each other as they roam in tall grass or woods. When it is active, its beautiful ring tail is often raised high, like a flag composed of black and white stripes, which is very eye-catching and can be found even from a distance.
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Emit a special smell
A ring-tailed lemur with a broken tail will be at a very disadvantaged status in the population. Because the ring-tailed lemur's tail emits scent in the air, each scent is as easily distinguishable as a human fingerprint, indicating its owner's different status in the group.
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Delimit the territory of the population
Their tail is also used to demarcate the territory of the population. This smell is mainly secreted by the cornified patchy glands on the inner side of the upper arm and the anus. Members of the group constantly check which represents the boundary. odor and dissolve your own scent in it.
Ring-tailed lemurs hide a secret weapon
How do ring-tailed lemurs with gentle personalities defend themselves against foreign enemies? It turns out that they have a secret weapon hidden in their bodies: Ring-tailed lemurs also have a very secret and powerful organ - — odor gland . The ring-tailed lemur's odor glands are located in the anus and armpits. They can secrete a pungent body fluid as a road sign and a mark of territory. It can also be used as a weapon to defend against enemies. The ring-tailed lemur bends when a foreign enemy attacks. It uses its arms and tail to rub its wrists and armpits to evaporate body fluids, and its tail keeps swinging to fan the stinky odor towards the enemy.
A hierarchical matriarchal society
Ring-tailed lemurs are a hierarchical matriarchal society. This is extremely rare among primates. Ring-tailed lemurs live in the dry forests of Madagascar. Food is very scarce during the dry season. Only females occupy a dominant position in the population and have the right to distribute food to ensure production. The mother monkey has enough milk to feed the ring-tailed lemur baby. If you have the opportunity to see them eating, you will see this very intuitively. The mother monkey has the highest status, followed by the little monkeys. The father monkey can only stay far away and wait until the end to eat.
Sun Worshipers
When the sun rises to a certain height every day, the ring-tailed lemur spreads its limbs and faces the sun, letting the warm sunlight fill its chest, abdomen, arms and thighs to drive away the cold air at night. Therefore people call it "Sun Worshiper".
Madagascar's last "elf"
Ring-tailed lemurs come from Madagascar in Africa. Madagascar has become the last refuge of lemurs. Apart from this island, this wild primate with a pair of beautiful big eyes has already appeared on the earth. The rest of the world has disappeared.
Beijing Wildlife Park calls on everyone to start from me to protect the environment and take care of our home planet! That’s it for this issue of popular science. Have you learned some new animal knowledge? See you in the next issue!
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