Ring-tailed lemurs possess the most complex scent marking behavior of primates and use scent for territorial defense, mate evaluation, and intrasexual competition.
Author: Noelle M. Brooks
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Along with other species of lemurs, ring-tailed lemurs are responsible for several wildlife reserves being put into place and protecting all other plant and animal species in the area.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Female ring-tailed lemurs typically mate with multiple males during estrous, so males will compete amongst themselves for the right to mate.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs have improved the economy of Madagascar as they are a common draw for ecotourism.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs begin mating in April and give birth to 1-2 offspring between August and September after a gestation of 130-144 days.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Because the ring-tailed lemur's habitat has been altered by humans, their range is large, but their distribution is patchy and dependent on forest cover.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs are diurnal and search for food from dawn until dusk before huddling together at night to sleep.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs have four thin fingers and a thumb, with an opposable first toe on the lower appendage to help with climbing trees.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs have a complex social hierarchy in which females are dominant over males and stay within their native troop.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs are well-known for their thermoregulatory "sunning" postures, in which they sit upright with their forearms on their knees.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Because of their highly seasonal environment, ring-tailed lemurs are opportunistic omnivores and must exploit a wide variety of food sources throughout the year.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
There is no physical sexual dimorphism in the ring-tailed lemur as male and females average the same size of 42.5cm and 2.2kg.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
The fur of a ring-tailed lemur is thick and dense and is a solid color ranging from gray to brown being lighter around the face and underbelly.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs have overlapping home ranges, averaging 1,000m, that are seasonally expanded depending on habitat and habitat quality.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Madagascar's lemurs, including the ring-tailed lemur, are the most endangered group of mammals and represent the highest primate conservation priority in the world.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
The ring-tailed lemur is named for its long, thick, black-and-white-ringed tail and is the only lemur species to possess a striped tail.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs are found in rainforests, continuous canopy, humid montane, subalpine, dry deciduous, gallery, mixed, dry brush, and spiny thorn, scrub bush forests.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs are endemic to 9 forests in southern and southwestern Madagascar on the continent of Africa.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemurs are highly social and live in groups of 15 to 30 called troops, the largest of any lemur species.
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Zoe created a mostly achromatic, stylized illustration that beautifully honored the complicated textures and patterns of the hawksbill turtle. Intricate linework and attention to detail created with paint pen and gold acrylic paint on paper delivers a calming, rhythmic sense.
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Hawksbill Turtle
The hawksbill turtle communicates by the use of ritual mating behaviors and breeds in shallow waters near the shore.
Hawksbill Turtle
Male hawksbill turtles are distinguished from females by a brighter pigmentation, a concave plastron, long claws, and a thicker tail.
Hawksbill Turtle
Hawksbill turtles are found in shoals, sea grass, algal beds, mangrove bays, lagoons, islands, creeks, mud flats, continental shelves, and hard-bottomed and reef habitats containing sponges.
Hawksbill Turtle
Once sexually mature, most hawksbill turtles undertake complex movements and become highly migratory, but some may settle near their natal beaches.
Hawksbill Turtle
The hawksbill turtle inhabits the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean and reside on the coasts of more than 108 countries.
Hawksbill Turtle
Hawksbill turtle mating occurs in shallow waters every 2-3 years, but it's unknown whether the turtles are promiscuous or monogamous.
Hawksbill Turtle
Young hawksbill turtles are unable to dive into deep water and gather in masses of floating sea plants until they're older.
Hawksbill Turtle
Hawksbill turtles play a positive role in the ecosystem by contributing to marine and coastal food webs and transporting nutrients within the oceans.
Hawksbill Turtle
The entire hawksbill turtle nesting process takes roughly 1-3 hours in which the turtles dig pits, lay their eggs, then cover the nests and return to the sea.
Hawksbill Turtle
Only about 1 in 1,000 hawksbill turtles will survive to adulthood because they must scramble to the ocean, directly after hatching, while avoiding predators.
Sea Turtle Host Train
FaunaFocus raised $836 for World Wildlife Fund-Australia (WWF's Wild-Livestream event benefitting sea turtles, such as the endangered green turtle and the critically endangered hawksbill turtle.