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Fruit, leaves and flowers, sometimes insects
South and Southwest Madagascar
Tropical dry and scrub forests
Ring-tailed Lemurs use their stripy tails for 'stink fights' where they rub their tails against scent glands on their arms and wave them over their heads at their rivals.
Ring-tailed lemurs are endangered in the wild. Their forest habitat is being destroyed for agriculture, charcoal production and mining for gemstones and minerals.
Watch our animal encounters video to find out more about Ring-tailed Lemurs.
