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Lemurs are part of a class of primates known as prosimians, and make up the infraorder Lemuriformes. These animals are the evolutionary predecessors of monkeys and apes (simians). The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word lemures, which means "spirits of the night". This likely refers to many lemurs' nocturnal behavior and their large, reflective eyes. It is generically used for four families of prosimians:
Cheirogaleidae, the mouse-lemurs and dwarf lemurs
Lemuridae, common lemurs
Megaladapidae, sportive lemurs
Indridae, leaping lemurs
Lemurs are found naturally only on the island of Madagascar, and some smaller surrounding islands, including the Comoros (where it is likely they were introduced by humans). While they were displaced in the rest of the world by monkeys, apes, and other primates, the lemurs were safe from competition on Madagascar and differentiated into a number of species. These range in size from about 30 grams to perhaps as large as 200 kilograms. The larger species have all become extinct since humans settled on Madagascar, and since the early 20th century the largest lemurs reach about 7 kilograms. Typically, the smaller lemurs are active at night (nocturnal), while the larger ones are active during the day (diurnal).
All lemurs are endangered species, due mainly to habitat destruction (deforestation) and hunting. Although conservation efforts are under way, options are limited because of the lemurs' limited range and because Madagascar is desperately poor. Currently, there are approximately 32 living lemur species.
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: mammalia
Order: Primates
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VIDEO CLIPS
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Ring Tailed Lemur
0.450MB MOV View Movie
The greatest places
Lemur leaping, - takes about a minute to load.
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Ring-tailed Lemur
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic - Creature Feature Archive
Video of Ring-tailed Lemurs
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Ring-Tailed Lemur
0.000MB MPG View Movie
Honolulu Zoo
Ring-Tailed Lemur
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Ring-Tailed Lemur
0.350MB MPG View Movie
Honolulu Zoo
Ring-Tailed Lemur
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Lemur
1.200MB WMV View Movie
Honolulu Zoo
Lemur Video
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Lemur
0.410MB WMV View Movie
Honolulu Zoo
Lemur Video
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Ring-tailed Lemur
Streaming RM View Movie
PBS
Saphire, the Ring-tailed Lemur
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Golden bamboo lemur
MOV View Movie
Arkive.org
Nice selection of Golden bamboo lemur video clips available in various formats
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Alaotran gentle lemur
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Arkive.org
Nice selection of Alaotran gentle lemur video clips available in various formats
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Greater bamboo lemur
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Arkive.org
Nice selection of Greater bamboo lemur video clips available in various formats
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Ruffed lemur
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Arkive.org
Nice selection of Ruffed lemur video clips available in various formats
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Ringtail Lemur
2.270MB MOV View Movie
Creatas
Ringtail lemurs climbing around on Madagascar trees
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White Lemur
0.690MB MOV View Movie
Creatas
Baby white lemur swinging on branch
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Lemur
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Creatas
Mother and baby lemurs eating leaves off branch
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Ring-tailed Lemur
MPG View Movie
Honolulu Zoo
Santa Keoni provided treats to the ring-tailed lemurs during "Christmas with the animals 2004"
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Crowned Lemur
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic
Lemur leaping and running
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Mouse Lemur
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National Geographic
The Smallest Lemur
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Ring-Tailed Lemur
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National Geographic
Ring-Tailed Lemur
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