Ring tailed lemur
Channel: Beauty of nature
Date: 2022-01-22

The ring-tailed lemur is so named because of its long, thickly striped tail. Another distinguishing feature of this animal is the ability to meow and purr, for which it was nicknamed the ring-tailed lemur, or catta. The inhabitants of Madagascar call this species of lemurs "poppies".
By the sounds they make and by their size, poppies resemble cats. The length of their body is from 38 to 45 cm, and the tail is simply huge, from 55 to 62 cm. In its usual position, it spirals, hence the name “ring-tailed”.
The tail has 12-13 white and 13-14 black bands and always ends with a black tip. The total number of rings approximately coincides with the number of tail ridges. This type of lemur cannot cling with its tail.