We have a few Ring tailed Lemurs, here at Bucks Aninal Rescue Centre. The Ring Tailed Lemurs belong to the family Lemuridae, which is one of five Lemur families. The Ring-Tailed Lemur is one of the most recognisable species of Lemurs, due to their long striped tails, named for the 13 alternating black and white bands. They have white bellies and grey to rosy brown backs, grey limbs, dark grey heads and necks. Their faces are white with dark triangular eye patches and a black nose.
They are usually active during the day and spend more time on the ground than other Lemurs and move around on all four feet acriis a forest floor. females are dominant to males and they usually range in groups upto 3.5 miles each day.
Groups of females switch infants, baby-sit, form play groups and even nurse other infants. Ring-Tailed Lemurs often interact socially while feeding and sunbathing.
Lemurs love to sunbathe and sun-bathing occurs during the early morning hours before feeding. They can be seen sitting upright with their front legs resting on their hind legs, exposing their stomachs in the sun.
Thir diet consists mainly of leaves, flowers and insects. They also eat fruit, herbs and small vertebrates.
