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Ring-tailed Lemur

            The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. The ring-tailed lemur inhabits deciduous forests, dry scrub, montane humid forests, and forests along riverbanks in southern and southwestern Madagascar. 
The ring-tailed lemur is a relatively large lemur. Its average weight is 2.2 kg. Its head–body length ranges between 39 and 46 cm, its tail length between 56 and 63 cm, and its total length is 95 and 110 cm. The species has a slender frame and narrow face, fox-like muzzle. The ring-tailed lemur's trademark - a long, bushy tail - is ringed in alternating black and white transverse stripes, numbering 12 or 13 white rings and and 13 or 14 black rings, and always ending in a black tip. 
It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours. The ring-tailed lemur is highly social, living in groups of up to 30 individuals. As one of the most vocal primates, the ring-tailed lemur utilizes numerous vocalizations including group cohesion and alarm calls. 
This picture was taken in Zoo Parc Overloon, zoo in Overloon, the Netherlands.

De ringstaartmaki (Lemur catta) is een halfaap uit de familie der maki's of lemuren (Lemuridae). 
Deze waarschijnlijk bekendste lemuur wordt in veel dierentuinen gehouden. 
De vacht is grijsbruin van kleur. De kop, onderzijde, handen en de binnenzijde van de ledematen zijn wit. Het gebied rond de ogen en de snuit is zwart. Deze gezichtstekening benadrukt de gezichtsuitdrukkingen. De lange pluimstaart heeft 12 of 14 witte ringen, afgewisseld met zwarte ringen. De ogen zijn goudgeel van kleur. De ringstaartmaki weegt gemiddeld 2,2 kg. Hij wordt 39 à 50 cm lang en de staart 56 à 63 cm. 
Ringstaartmaki's leven in de droge bossen van het zuiden en zuidwesten van Madagaskar, maar ook langs rivieroevers en moerassen. Ze eten 's ochtends en 's middags en zijn voornamelijk vruchteneters. Ook schijfcactussen en andere succulenten staan op zijn dieet, evenals kruiden, bladeren en bloemen. 
Het zijn zeer sociale dieren, die regelmatig elkaars gezelschap zoeken. Ze leven in groepen van 3 tot 30 dieren (gemiddeld 15 à 20). Deze groepen houden zich op binnen een territorium. De grootte van het territorium is afhankelijk van de grootte van de groep. 
Een ringstaartmaki wordt in gevangenschap gemiddeld 27 jaar oud, in het wild 16 à 20 jaar.
Deze foto is gemaakt in Zoo Parc Overloon bij Overloon in Noord-Brabant.
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Taken in: Nederland / Noord-Brabant / Overloon (show map)

Taken on: May 19, 2011

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