Mongoose Lemur - diurnal or nocturnal depending on the season
The Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) is a lemur living in Madagascar and on the islands of Comoros. It is best known for its strange seasonal behavior. Depending on the season, it is either diurnal or nocturnal. They live in trees in small groups and can become very aggressive when two groups meet. The reasons for the population of Mongoose Lemurs declining are the destruction of forests for logging and farms, the hunt for its meat and farmers setting traps to counter the raids of their crop. The forests in Madagascar are continuing to decline for the charcoal industry and the Mongoose Lemur is occasionaly trapped to be sold as a pet. Image by Lea Maimone, licensed under Attribution ShareAlike 2.5
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i am doing this for a 7th grade brochure. i love this animal.
erik melchert (Email) - 16 04 07 - 16:36
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