1. Social Behaviors of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Interactions Between Lemurs and Items that Resemble the Species)
By: Julia Bumberry

2. Background Ring-tailed lemurs are endemic to the island of Madagascar
Ring-tailed lemurs are near threatened
Large strepsirhini primate
Average lifespan is in wild and 27 in captivity

3. Background (cont.) One of the most popular zoo animals
Extremely social animals and live in large groups
Very vocal with multiple calls
Scent marking is an important form of communication

4. Objectives
How will Ring-tailed lemurs interact with items that resemble other ring-tailed lemurs?
Are Lemurs more likely to interact with something based on whether it looks, smells, or sounds like another lemur?

5. Methods Perform three tests: Item that looks like a ring-tailed lemur
Item that has the scent of a ring-tailed lemur
Item that sounds like a ring-tailed lemur

6. Resources Possible field work cites: Dickerson Park Zoo Tulsa Zoo
St. Louis Zoo