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Two endangered ring-tailed lemurs have been born at a zoo in Shropshire. Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford said the births were part of its work to support conservation and breeding programmes for ...
A ring-tailed lemur living at a zoo in Scotland was officially named the oldest in the world by Guinness World Records at the age of 39.
A true superstar of the animal kingdom, Stumpy recently made headlines by achieving the Guinness World Record as the oldest ...
Each ring-tailed lemur has exactly 13 alternating black and white rings on its tail, Ridley said. She said there may be more babies born at the Wellington Zoo, but that won't happen until next ...
Ring-tailed lemurs use their toothcombs for both functions. Because of this dual use, ring-tailed lemur toothcombs often show excessive wear (sometimes more than 50%), in addition to frequent damage, ...
A ring-tailed lemur at the Manor Wildlife Park in the United Kingdom. “Stink flirting” involves a male rubbing a fragrant clear liquid from glands against his fluffy tail and then waving the ...
Ring-tailed lemurs also spend a lot of time on the ground, which is unusual among lemur species. They forage for fruit, which makes up the greater part of their diet, but also eat leaves, flowers ...
This disease, found in a pet ring-tailed lemur, has never been reported in lemurs in the wild. It’s been illegal to keep lemurs as pets in Madagascar since 1962. But ring-tailed lemurs, such as ...
Maki the ring tailed lemur, has died, according to the San Francisco Zoo. Maki captured the hearts of the public when he was kidnapped in 2020. Maki was 22-year-old, which is very old for a ring ...
An Illinois family made an unusual home discovery when they found an endangered ring-tailed lemur inside their garage. The surprising find began Wednesday night when a family in Bloomington ...
Police said Friday they arrested a man suspected of stealing a ring-tailed lemur from the San Francisco Zoo, where officials rewarded a 5-year-old boy who helped recapture the endangered primate ...
Aquinas Kasbar, 19, faces up to a year in prison for stealing Isaac, who Santa Ana Zoo officials say is the oldest ring-tailed lemur in captivity in North America. By Neil Vigdor It was a case ...