With rings on their tails...

Lemur Catta / the ghost

Hi everyone

The tails of these wee guys are covered with rings,and thats ofcours where they get their name from...Ring-Tailed Lemur.
Obviously this time we wont get to see the rings as the picture is a close-up portrait of this cute little guy.

The Lemur, which means "ghost" in Madagascar, is a good name for these mysterious looking creatures.
Spending slightly more time in the trees then on the ground, the ring-tailed lemur is the only primate in Madagascar to make extensive use of the land for foraging.
Whether it's fruits, leaves, or flowers, the lemur's happy to be out daily looking for food with a troop of as many as 30 others.
On the ground these lemurs walk on all fours, their hind-ends perched high because their arms are so short!

Please enjoy and give me your feedback.
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my, those are serious looking teeth for a vegetarian!
Lovely, as usual.

Nancy

Up until now I had only ever seen the cute, cudly side of this species. You have opened my eyes to their more serious side. Some very sharp teeth in there and I can understand the perils of being a caretaker of animals, even cute ones like these. Awesome shot Dimitri. Excellent exposure and detail as always!

Great shot Dimitri, boy are those teeth ever white and clean.

Dan

Great shot not as cute and cudly as i thought.

Super pose of a quite unusual animal Dimitri - it looks as though you woke him from a nap!

yes they are Nancy, ,thank you for the comments.

How wrong we are sometimes Gary,i agree,most of the time they are cute and cudly.
Thank you for the comments.

,thanks for looking Dan.

Yes indeed,chears for looking.

No Trent,i think he was just happy to see me.
Thanks for looking.

Now that's what I call a mouth. Those are some mean looking teeth, just how hard is the fruit over there. Great shot as usual.

I'm thinking he could crack coconuts with those teeth! Great shot, Dimitri! Don't think I'll be wanting to cuddle up to one of these anytime soon!

Dimitri, I can smell the breath ... and count every hair

Wow, wasn't expecting that ! Looks like he's into serious dental hygene !!

As hard as rock Sandy,but sweet and juicey, ,thank you for the comments my good friend.

Well,i`m of the same opinion,looks can be very desieving.
Thank you for the kind words Rebecca.

Olli my good friend,if you can smell the breath,what can i say,i was very very close to that beast.

I bet you were expecting a nice and cute little face like the ones we usually see Dennis?
I`m afraid not this time,its show me your teeth time.
Thank you for the comments.