lemur

Example Sentences

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“All we had was metal scaffolding. At 17, I could climb up there like a tree lemur.”

From Washington Post

They are distinguishable from other lemurs because of the way they move, maintaining an upright posture and spring side to side along the floor on their back legs.

From BBC

In a study published on Tuesday in Nature Communications, the team discovered that group-living mammals such as ring-tailed lemurs and elephants generally outlive solitary species such as tigers and chipmunks.

From Scientific American

But scientists know these creatures fall somewhere within the broader group that includes primates and primatelike animals such as flying lemurs.

From Scientific American

An aye-aye—a type of lemur—was spotted on camera “digging for gold.”

From Scientific American