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Ring-tailed Lemur

Lemur catta

Description:

Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures (ghosts or spirits) of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species. Although lemurs often are confused with ancestral primates, the anthropoid primates (monkeys, apes, and humans) did not evolve from them; instead, lemurs merely share morphological and behavioral traits with basal primates.

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Kevin Kavi
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Kevin Kavi

北京, 北京 Beijing, Paracel Islands

Spotted on Jul 4, 2010
Submitted on Jun 10, 2011

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