Ring Tailed Lemur By Sade Barnes & Summer Raye
Names Common Name: Ring tailed Lemur Scientific Name: Lemur catta http//national.si.edu/animals/primates/facts/fact-ring-tailed-lemur.cfm
Description Habitat: Trees, Tropical areas and forest Where in the World: 3 forest; Ankoba, Malaza, Berenty http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts
Life History Diet: fruits leaves and flowers Size: 15 to 18 inches Reproduce: females maturity at 2 years old Predators: grey hawks Prey: insects 1 to 2 offspring Once a year April thru June http://library.sandiegozoo.org/factsheets/ringtailed_lemur/lemur.htm
Interesting Facts Solitary Animal Live up to 16 to 19 years in the wild Communicate through visual and face expressions http://nationalzoo.si.edu
Why is the animal endangered? Ring tailed lemurs are endangered because of human activities. The forests where they live are being changed to farmland some ring tailed lemurs are captured for the pet trade. http://www.zooatlanta.org/ringtailed_lemur
Population More than 1,000 can be found in zoos. They are being hunted for food and kept as pets Believe about between 10,000 and 100,000 www.starbreezes.com/11/lemur.html
Quiz 1.What is their habitat? 2. How do they communicate? 3. What is they’re predators? 4.How many years do they get to live up too? 5.What do they eat?
Answers Tropical areas, forest Through visuals and face expressions Hawk 16 to 19 years Fruits, leaves, and flowers