World Lemur Day grew out of a festival first held in Madagascar in 2014. It now falls on the last Friday in October and celebrates the remarkable variety of lemurs on the island.
Ring-tailed lemurs spend a good deal of time on the ground, and their banded tails are easy to see when a group moves together. Males can also rub scent onto their tails and wave them at rivals in a stink fight. It’s an excellent excuse to watch the tails as closely as the faces.
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