Sentences with phrase «other lemur»

«If they are going down the drain, what will happen to the other lemur species on the island that have more specific habitat and diet requirements?»

Sauther said the fact that ring - tailed lemurs are ecologically adaptable and capable of surviving and thriving in harsh habitats is an indication that many other lemur species in Madagascar — as many as three - quarters of the roughly 100 species that reside there — are in dire straits.

She observed socialite Fern, loner Captain Lee, best buddies Limerick and Herodotus and other lemur characters.

Not exact matches

The article concludes that «nothing about this fossil suggest it is anything other than an extinct, lemur - like creature» and that «the remarkable preservation is a hallmark of rapid burial... consistent with a catastrophic flood.»

This lemur was not previously known to eat other mammals, much less practice cannibalism.

If others see their cleverness paying off, then yes — at least, that seems to be true for our primate cousins, ring - tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), report a team of Princeton University researchers.

In previous experiments, a food reward like a bunch of grapes could inspire others to approach the problem solver in hopes of poaching food, so these researchers chose to use a single grape to increase the odds that the same lemur that pulled open the drawer would also get to eat the treat.

Lemurs from well - insulated holes switched to drafty, thin - walled tree holes when they found them, but never the other way «round.

«In some areas, there's rapid social change due to the rapid growth of illegal gold mining,» Jones says; when one person, often an outsider, shoots a lemur and isn't harmed, others follow suit.

Since humans first arrived here 1,500 years ago, 17 species of lemur have died out, as well as multitudes of other species.

Although there are seven other native carnivore species on the island, the fossa is largely credited with keeping lemur populations in check.

In a study appearing May 2 in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers report that two other little - known lemurs — Crossley's dwarf lemur and Sibree's dwarf lemur — burrow into the soft, spongy rainforest floor in the eastern part of Madagascar, curl up and spend the next three to seven months snoozing underground.

«When we analyzed the mouse lemurs» DNA, we were able to see genetic similarities between lemur species that are closely related but today live far apart from each other.

The Stanford researchers began to develop collaborations with other scientists studying lemurs, including those at the Centre ValBio near the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, who have been examining lemur ecology, family structure and behavior for decades.

«Although they are known to be less specialised than greater bamboo lemurs, other bamboo lemur species have been considered specialists for a long time but now they have been seen to thrive in areas where there is no bamboo.

I also dug the lemur bat, the flying bison and the other bizarre creatures!

This is made by the filmmakers behind the other nature docs Born to be Wild and Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, and features a score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (of Thor: Ragnarok).

The Lemur King Bed Rooms overlook the Molonglo River and one looks towards Scrivener Dam and Black Mountain and the other overlooks the lion enclosures.

Lemurs in Madagascar have been under pressure from deforestation, poaching, drought and other challenges for years.