Two lemurs in an embrace
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Lemurs (from Latin lemures – ghosts or spirits) are mammals of the order Primates consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are native only to the island of Madagascar. Most existing lemurs are small, have a pointed snout, large eyes, and a long tail. They chiefly live in trees, and are active at night. Lemurs share resemblance with other primates, but evolved independently from monkeys and apes. Lemurs range in weight from the 30-gram mouse lemur to the 9-kilogram indri. Lemurs are generally the most social of the strepsirrhine primates, and communicate more with scents and vocalizations than with visual signals. Most eat a wide variety of fruits and leaves, while some are specialists. Many lemur species are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss and hunting. Because of these threats and their declining numbers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers lemurs to be the world's most endangered mammals.
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