Essay about The RIng tail lemur

This is a summary of the video we saw on the fifth of july’s lecture about John Cleese’s documentary about lemurs. He went on a three week expedition to the forest of Madagascar, to follow five black and white lemurs known as”Carolina five” that were born into captivity and then released into the rainforest. The video discusses the characteristics of several primate species. Lemur behaviors shown include bipedalism, leaping, climbing, playing, sunning, eating, feeding, vocalization, clinging, grooming, and defecation.

The mating season is year round and once they’re pregnant the, length of gestation is one hundred thirty days to one hundred ninety days. (The gestation for a human is two times longer.) They only have one offspring at birth. After birth the young latch onto the backs of their mother and stay until a year of age.

Racoons - Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates it against cold weather.

Among the many different marsupials in the world, there is one that stands out and is recognized, not only for its looks, but also for the hardships that it deals with in being a koala. The koala originated in Australia, and was discovered by trappers around the time of 1798. Many rare and exotic animals have been found in Australia, because of its remoteness and isolation from most of the civilized world. Australia has been described as a huge ark, a giant lifeboat, cut off from contact with the rest of the world and carrying with it a group of unique creatures (Serventy 1975). The creatures that inhabit Australia are made up of many different classifications of animal groups that have found themselves all living

.*They are omnivorous, plantigrade and highly social animals *Body is covered with hairs (except palms, soles and face) *Limbs have five digits.

The breed of guinea pig in Figure 7 is a Coronet. The Coronet breed of guinea pig are identified by their similar appearance to a Silkie guinea pig breed, but have a crest on their head which splits the hair to look like a crown, with the hair growing backwards towards rump (Passion for Pets, n.d). This breed was developed in the United States of America in the late 1970s, cross breeding Silkie guinea pigs, and the White Crested breed. The Coronet guinea pig can be any colour, and unlike their ancestors, the White Crested, their crown-like crest can be any colour. As Coronets are a long-hair breed, their coat needs constant grooming and trimming, to keep their silky appearance (“Coronet Guinea Pig”, n.d). Coronet guinea pigs, although similar

Nutria have a yellow and brown coat with thick and lush fur undercoat, it looks shaggy and unappealing to most but is also very warm. They are hunted for their fur and have been transported

It has fur and it is a mammals. They breathe with lungs. They are warm blooded.

Fork-marked lemurs are among the least studied of all lemurs and are some of the largest members of the family Cheirogaleidae, weighing around 350 grams (0.77 lb) or more. They are the most phylogenetically distinct of the cheirogaleids, and considered a sister group to the rest of the family. Aside from their dorsal forked stripe, they have dark rings around their eyes, and large membranous ears. Males have a scent gland on their throat, but only use it during social grooming, not for marking territory. Instead, they are very vocal, making repeated calls at the beginning and end of the night. Like the other members of their family, they are nocturnal, and sleep in tree holes and nests during the day. Monogamous pairing is typical for fork-marked

The Dingo has intense eyes that are either yellow or orange. They have small, rounded ears that are normally erected. They have a very furry and bushy, tail that is normally relaxed. They are lean and muscular. Their coat is soft its length, density, and texture vary depending on the climate they live in. the most common coat colour is yellow-ginger, but they can occur in tan, black or white and sometimes a brindle. Purebred Dingoes have white hair on their feet and tail tip. Unlike most other breeds, Dingoes do

The Western Lowland Gorillas are critically endangered animals that require our protection and support. The Western Lowland Gorillas’ greatest threat is poaching the gorillas for food and the destruction of their natural habitat. Wildlife preserves are constructed, but the poaching continues due to unstable governments and high price of the gorillas’ meat. The governments in African countries must be stabilized to prevent poaching and destruction of the Western Lowland Gorillas habitat or these animals will become extinct.

The Ring Tailed Lemur, is infamously known for it’s 60 cm long, white and black striped tail. The Lemur’s underside, hands, feet, and the majority of it’s face are white. The face also has a black muzzle as well as black rings around the eyes. The rest of this particular Lemur’s body is either a light gray or a dark brown, either prominent color having a reddish tint to it. Both male and female Lemurs are about the same size which is approximately 42.5 cm.

These pantherine-like species had thin, purple fur, pointed ears, and flat noses with needle sharp teeth.

Scientists from Blightly Oxford Brooke’s University along with the Bristol Zoological Society and the German Primate Centre didn’t know they would deliver such a kick to humanity’s… ego when they embarked on their exploration of northern Madagascar. While examining the giant northern mouse lemurs inhabiting the island, they discovered that these small primates that weigh only 280g on average have testicles that are proportionately bigger than those of men. While they claim that this was never the aim of their study, this finding immediately shed light onto the problem of the species’ naming. “We always found it odd that they are called ‘giant’ mouse lemurs when they belong to the family of the dwarf and mouse lemurs. But now we can say that we now know why - giant was not referring to their body size!”, says the research author, Johanna Rode-Margono.

Males can weigh up to more than twice as much as females and be more longer. They have a coat that is a cream color with back layers. In winter their coats are thick smooth and glossy. In the summers they shed there coats which becomes thin and faded and they lose the winter gloss. Polecats have a raccoon like dark mask around their eyes and white are there ear's. Polecats have a pair of anal glands that emits a strong smell. When polecats are excited or threatened they release some of the glands. Polecats are lean,and have short legs which are for climbing trees . Their skulls are box like and it's also more canine,like other weasels; their faces more closely resemble minks than weasels. European polecats show a lock position with there jaws where the jaw joint between the teeth and the rest of the skull is nearly closed off very difficultly and hard to separate and death occurs.