Baku Zoological Park
Ring-tailed lemur
Size and weight
Height – 45 cm Length – 46 cm Tail length – 55-62 cm
Weight – 2.3-3.5 kg
Nutrition
Omnivores
Life Span
16-18 years
Reproduction
1-2
Conservation status
Endangered
Madagascar
The main advantage of ring-tailed lemurs is their long tail, consisting of 13-14 black and white stripes. They use their tails to signal, maintain balance when climbing and jumping, and to spread scent. They live in groups of 15-20 individuals with a complex social structure. The groups are matriarchal, and females spend their entire lives in the group they were born into. However, males move from one group to another after a few years. Males have sharp fingertips, with which they mark the boundaries of their territory by scratching the bark of trees. Ring-tailed lemurs like to rest in the sun.