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Animal profile · Madagascar
🦝Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
Lives in social troops, sunbathing on the forest floor each morning.
DietOmnivore
SizeUp to 2.2 kg
Lifespan16–19 years
ConservationEndangered
Good to know
- Found in the wild only on Madagascar.
- Its tail has 13 black and 13 white rings.
- Troops are led by a dominant female.
Where the Ring-tailed Lemur lives
Strange, beautiful forests found nowhere else on Earth. Tropical and warm with distinct wet and dry seasons.
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