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Something as simple as a branch can provide endless entertainment and enrichment for these lemurs. What are your favorite enrichment tactics for your animals?

Type of primate
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What type of primate is a lemur?
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prosimians
Lemurs are prosimians, a type of primate. Other primates include monkeys, apes and humans. Lemurs are endemic to Madagascar, where they evolved in isolation. Unlike monkeys, lemurs have a moist nose and rely more heavily on their sense of smell.

Habitat type
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What do lemurs live in?
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Native Habitat

Ring-tailed lemurs live in southwestern Madagascar, in arid, open areas and forests in territories that range from 15 to 57 acres (0.06 to 0.2 square kilometers) in size.

Closest relative
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Lemur's closest relative
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the lorisoids
Fossil evidence for the evolution of the toothcomb, a trait shared by lemurs with their closest relatives, the lorisoids, provides insight into both the evolutionary history of strepsirrhines and the lemur colonization of Madagascar.

Most existing lemurs are small, have a pointed snout, large eyes, and a long tail