lemur

     

Lemurs make up the infraorer Lemuriformes and are members of a group of primates known as prosimians. The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning "spirits of the night" or "ghosts". This likely refers to their large, reflective eyes and the wailing cries of some species (the Indri in particular). The term is generically used for the members of the four lemuriform families, but it is also the genus of one of the lemuriform species, the Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). The two so-called flying lemur species are not lemurs, nor are they even primates.

Trivia about lemur

  • This Madagascan animal is the only primate that pulls hair from its body to make a nest
  • The name of this primate confined to Madagascar & the Comoros is from the Latin for "nocturnal spirits"
  • In Madagascar, the male ring-tailed this slashes a tree trunk with a spur to mark his troop's territory
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Primate Center at Duke University.) Among the few primates with blue eyes are humans & this type of animal
  • Seen here is a vero sifaka, this type of animal, prancing in its native Madagascar