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10 Amazing Facts About Lemurs

1) Lemurs Used To Live In Africa, But Monkeys There Were Too Much Of A Competition For The Lemurs.
2) Lemurs Live About 18 Years. Lemurs Compete With Other Males By Having What Is Called A "Stink War" Using The Glands In Their Wrists To Scent Their Tails.
3) The Lemur If Threatened, Attacks With Its Short Nails. Their Tails Are Longer Than They Are (The Tail Being 22 Inches In Length) And Is Used For Balance And Communication With The Species.
4) The Name Lemur Is Actually Latin For "Spirits Of The Night".
5) Lemurs Use Scents To Communicate With Other Lemurs. Lemurs Bask In Sunlight During The Morning And It Is Often A Group Activity.
6) The Diet Of A Lemur Consists Mostly Of Fruit And Leaves. They Also Eat Flowers, Insects, Herbs, And Decayed Wood, As Well As Bark And Sap.
7) Lemurs Are A Species Of Primate Known As 'Prosimians'. The Smallest Species Of Lemur Is Known As The Dwarf Mouse Lemur (or Pygmy Mouse Lemur) And Weighs Only 30 Grams.
8) Lemurs Have Flat Fingernails Similar To Human Beings. Unfortunately The Aye-Aye Lemurs Are Often Trapped And Killed Because The People Believe Them To Have A Supernatural Link To "Evil Spirits".
9) The Lemur Is A Native Animal Of Madagascar.
10) Ring-Tailed Lemurs Spend More Time On The Ground Than Other Species Of Lemur.

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