Lemur Zoo Assignment

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The type of primate I examined for my zoo assignment was the red ruffed lemur, which also possesses a scientific name known as the varecia rubra (Red-ruffed Lemur). The red ruffed lemur is one of the largest primates of Madagascar and has a body length that reaches up to 56 cm., a tail length of up to 62 cm., and a weight of about four kgs (Red-ruffed Lemur). Red ruffed lemurs have slender bodies and long legs (Red Ruffed Lemur). Also, they have a narrow, fox-like snout and small ears that are hidden by a ruff of hair (Red Ruffed Lemur). The soft, woolly body fur is a deep rusty red while their extremities such as their forehead, crown, belly, and tail are black (Red Ruffed Lemur). They have a patch of white fur on the nape of the neck and may have additional white patches on the feet, digits or mouth (Red Ruffed Lemur). The reason why I chose to examine this specific primate at Charles Paddock Zoo was because when I first walked in the zoo I saw this specific primate climbing the fence and hanging upside down to amuse the audience. After seeing this, I was sold on which animal I wanted to spend thirty minutes examining. Wild red ruffed lemurs are found in Madagascar on the continent of Africa (Red-ruffed Lemur). This species has a restricted range, primarily inhabiting the remaining primary forests of the Masoala Peninsula and the region immediately north of the Bay of Antongil in north-eastern Madagascar (Red Ruffed Lemur). The habitats this species generally reside in are in tropical rainforests and are labeled as an endangered species (Red-ruffed Lemur). They have been seen just east of the Antainambalana River, which divides their range from that of the black and white ruffed lemurs (Red Ruffed Lemur Habitat and Conservation Facts | Duke Lemur Center). In the wild, red ruffed lemurs are limited to the seasonal eastern rainforests of Madagascar and are not

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