Ring-tailed lemurs get their name from the white 'rings' on their tails. Generally, a tail has 13 rings. Among other things, they use their tails to communicate with. The ring-tailed lemur's name says enough about its tail: it has a black and white ringed tail. It is almost always 13 rings. This is how they keep their balance and let their peers know where they are. Thus, their tail is actually a kind of flag rising above the grass.
Ring-tailed lemurs are very social animals. Thus, they live in groups of 15 to 20 animals. In these, the females are in charge. Females stay in the same group all their lives while males move to other groups between the ages of two and five.
In the morning, the animals wake up and start sunbathing. After sunbathing, they search for food. They are mostly active in the morning and in the evening. In the afternoon, they often rest. Ring-tailed lemurs sleep with the whole group together in their roost tree.
Ring-tailed lemurs are omnivores. This means they eat both plant and animal food. Thus, they eat fruits, leaves and insects. They spend most of the day looking for food. Ring-tailed lemurs get a lot of water from their food, but also from dew and rainwater.
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