A lemur interrupts Lenny's meditation to excitedly share what he considered a perfect mango. However, Lenny believes that his bottle of Hint Mango is more perfect, tasting just like the fruit and without the calories of sweeteners.

primate Lemurs are prosimians, a type of primate. Other primates include monkeys, apes and humans. Lemurs are endemic to Madagascar, where they evolved in isolation.

Someone more acquainted with the tree-hopping, furry creatures might guess they're related to squirrels or cats. But the truth is, lemurs are more closely related to you and me. Lemurs are primates, an order that includes monkeys, apes and humans.

Lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals on Earth, with 95% of species facing a high risk of extinction.

Often the smaller lemur species feed primarily on fruit, insects, or sap, while larger species are mostly herbivorous, chowing down on plant material such as fruits, leaves, flowers, nectar, shoots, and bark.

Photo: Mathias Appel.

• Madagascar is the only place lemurs naturally call home.
• There are over 100 species of lemur, in all shapes and sizes.
• Lemurs have a female-dominant society.
• As crucial seed dispersers, lemurs are “creators of the forests”.
• Besides humans, lemurs are one of the only primates that have blue eyes.

The name lemur comes from the Latin word lemures, meaning 'spirits of the night. ' Many Malagasy people believe lemurs are similar to ghosts because of the eerie vocalizations, reflective eyes and night activity of some species.

Someone more acquainted with the tree-hopping, furry creatures might guess they're related to squirrels or cats. But the truth is, lemurs are more closely related to you and me. Lemurs are primates, an order that includes monkeys, apes and humans.

Lemurs aren't monkeys or apes. Lemurs are prosimians - a group of primates that also includes lorises, bushbabies and tarsiers. Most prosimians are found on the island of Madagascar, but a few also live on the mainland of Africa and Asia.

Ring-tailed lemurs are omnivores and eat a variety of plants and meat. The majority of their food comes from vegetation belonging to the tamarind family. They eat leaves, flowers, fruits, and eat insects, small reptiles, and small birds when the fruit is out of season.

When plant food is scarce, such as during the dry season, they have been known to eat insects, spiders, and even birds, which is why they are not classified as herbivores who only eat plants. They have even been seen to eat the dirt off of termite mounds. However, the majority of the lemur's diet is plant-based.