There is a high infant mortality rate in ring-tailed lemurs as 30-50% don’t survive their first year.
There is a high infant mortality rate in ring-tailed lemurs. 30 to 50% of lemur infants do not make it through their first year of life.
This mortality rate decreases if the mother is older in age, at about 3 to 4 years of age, or has previously given birth.
Sources: (Baumhofer, 2017; Cawthon Lang, 2005; Gould, Sussman, & Sauther, 2003; Sauther, 2012; Wilson & Hanlon, 2010)
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