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Type of primate
Has types arctocebus calabarensis, avahi laniger, aye-aye, bush baby, bushbaby, daubentonia madagascariensis, galago, golden potto, indri, indri brevicaudatus, indri indri, indris, kinkajou, lemur catta, loris gracilis, madagascar cat, nycticebus pygmaeus, nycticebus tardigradua, perodicticus potto, potto, woolly indris, slow loris, angwantibo, ring-tailed lemur, slender loris

Examples of lemur

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Suspensory behavior is more common in ruffed lemurs than in other lemur species.
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Lemur looked none the worse for wear as he hoisted his pack onto his shoulders.
From the bostonherald.com
Scordato performed two kinds of studies to understand lemur scent communications.
From the sciencedaily.com
The most colorful might be the golden bamboo lemur, with its blond arms and legs.
From the charlotteobserver.com
In general, I recommend any mode of travel without a penguin or lemur on board.
From the suntimes.com
The ring-tailed lemur is highly social, living in groups of up to 30 individuals.
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Archaeoindris was the largest of the sloth lemurs, and the largest known lemur.
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The robotic Momo became a flying lemur, and the herd of bison was reduced to one.
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Elsewhere, a ring-tailed lemur appears to be happily mating with a hyacinth macaw.
From the washingtonpost.com
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  • Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
  • Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures (ghosts or spirits) of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species. ...
  • The Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of four lemur families. It is the only member of the Lemur genus. ...
  • Any animal of the prosimians, making up the infraorder Lemur, the evolutionary predecessors of monkeys and apes, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands
  • (Lemurs) Roman description for evil ghosts who often tormented relatives.
  • The cutest monkeys in the world, only exist in Madagascar and in zoos.
  • A prosimian found today on the island of Madagascar. Lemurs include both nocturnal and diurnal species.
  • A primitive family of primates, confined to the island of Madagascar.