Things in life are never just
black and white.
There are many shades in between
so before you make a snap judgement
consider what's going on around you.
Everyone is fighting some battle
of their own and it's not all about you.
...Karen Kostyla
This is a Black and White Ruffed Lemur, named for the white ruffs or collars around their necks. They are one of the biggest primates living in the Madagascar rainforests where they can be found high up in the trees. The Madagascan rainforest is shrinking and many different types of animal need the trees to survive. Best on Black.
Ruffed lemurs have the second loudest call of all the primates. Among their many calls is a spectacular and unmistakable loud bark which is easy to hear over a very long distance. They also use smell as a way to communicate. Like all lemurs, ruffed lemurs scent mark their surroundings. They can live for 20 years in the wild.
There are thought to be nearly 100 different lemurs. They are not monkeys but are primates. The primate order is made up of apes, monkeys and prosimians (that means before monkeys). Lemurs are prosimians which is why they are like monkeys, or rather, why monkeys are like them.
