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看過動畫馬達加斯加的大小朋友們。應該對調皮搗蛋的狐猴留下了深刻印象，狐猴是靈長類中我最喜歡的一種，有著突出的外型及特殊的叫聲。各大家都有出過狐猴模型，這隻狐猴有做出腳掌內側的指頭。尾巴的塗裝則以暈染方式表現，讓其看起來更加柔軟自然。

環尾狐猴 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
環尾狐猴（學名：Lemur catta）又名節尾狐猴，是狐猴屬的唯一一個種，屬靈長目狐猴科。分布於南馬達加斯加，生活於乾旱多岩石地區。身體總長約95-110公分。白天活動，喜歡在地面上。好鬥，常常為了領地而爭鬥。主要吃素，但是有時也吃昆蟲、鳥蛋甚至幼鳥。每年11～12月發情交配，經常爭鬥。懷孕5個月，每胎2—3仔，2歲性成熟。壽命18—20年。

環尾狐猴在IUCN紅色名錄內被列入「易危」級別，即在中期內可能有比較高的滅絕威脅。而在瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約中亦被列入《附錄I》中，禁止在國際間的交易。雖然在世界各地的動物園內，環尾狐猴十分常見，但是因為盜獵和森林破壞，在野外僅存約2000隻。自從2000年以來數量下降了95%

Ring-Tailed Lemur (information from wikipedia)
The ring-tailed lemur 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 five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally in Malagasy as maky (About this soundlisten), spelled maki in French) or hira, it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of extant lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours.

The ring-tailed lemur is highly social, living in groups of up to 30 individuals. It is also female dominant, a trait common among lemurs. To keep warm and reaffirm social bonds, groups will huddle together. The ring-tailed lemur will also sunbathe, sitting upright facing its underside, with its thinner white fur towards the sun. Like other lemurs, this species relies strongly on its sense of smell and marks its territory with scent glands. The males perform a unique scent marking behavior called spur marking and will participate in stink fights by marking their tail with their scent and wafting it at opponents.