Leaping lemurs

By Kaylee Moe

Introducing the LemurDid you know that the lemurs name was derived

from the Latin word lemur which means haunter?There are about 100 different types of lemurs!!!!lemurs are really friendly to people and other

animals.

a lemur on a woman's head.

What is a lemur?A lemur is basically somewhat a different type of

monkey because if you saw one and didn’t know anything about lemurs then you would say that it was a monkey.

They eat plants and fruits.

a monkey eating fruit^^^^^^

a lemur eating fruit^^^

What does a lemur look like?Some are small and have big eyes.They have long legs and a LONG tail.Most of them have two or three colors.

a mouse lemur ^^^^^

where do lemurs live?They live on the island of Madagascar Some live in tropical rain forests on the island of

Madagascar.

a rain forest on the island of Madagascar.

How do lemurs travel They leap from tree to tree in the understory layer of

the rain forest. Some walk along the forest floor.Some travel together but some travel alone. Some travel at night but some travel during the day

a lemur in a tree.

Just some Facts about Lemurs!!Once there was a lemur the size of a male gorilla,

but now a fully grown lemur is normally 5 to 7.5 pounds with the height of 15 to 18 inches.

The length of there tail is 22 to 25 inches. The live span is ordinarily 18 years.Lemurs carry there baby’s the same way Gorillas do,

on their back!!

a gorilla with its baby.

a lemur with its baby.

Bibliography. Frost, Helen. Lemurs. Mankato: Capstone Press, 2003. Print.“Lemurs” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 29 April 2014.Web. 29 April 2014.

the book I got most of the information that’s in my power point.