Peapix

  • Bing Gallery
  • Extension
Peapix
Bing Gallery
Extension
  • India
    All
    Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil

Bing Gallery

Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil
  1. Bing Gallery
  2. India
  3. 2019
  4. October 25
  5. Ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar for World Lemur Day
arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios Ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar for World Lemur Day

October 25, 2019

Ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar for World Lemur Day

© Image Source/Alam

The lemurs of Madagascar. The lemurs of Madagascar

What better place to ring in World Lemur Day than Madagascar? The island, off the coast of southeastern Africa, is the native home to lemurs. Today you'll find over 100 species and subspecies of the critters here. Most are small, with a pointed nose, large eyes, and a tail. They mainly live in trees and can be highly social, like the ring-tailed lemurs on our homepage, or live a solo existence like the elusive aye-aye. Lemurs have opposable thumbs and five fingers with fingernails on each hand, a characteristic that helps secure their spot as a member of the primate order of mammals. About 65 million years ago, scientists believe, lemurs drifted on rafts of vegetation from the African continent to the shores of Madagascar. Safe from competition and most predators, lemurs evolved into many highly specialized varieties and now can be found in almost all habitats on the island.

But lemurs are under increasing threat from hunting and forest destruction—a threat so great they're considered the most endangered group of primates in the world. World Lemur Day, held the last Friday in October, aims to raise awareness and encourage conservation to protect of these extraordinary creatures from extinction.

tree outdoor plant bird forest wooded

Related Images

Common chameleonCommon chameleon
Statue of Rabindranath Tagore at Rabindra Sarobar, West BengalStatue of Rabindranath Tagore at Rabindra Sarobar, West Bengal
Formal Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, FranceFormal Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
Grove of redwoods in Redwood National and State Parks, California, United StatesGrove of redwoods in Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States
Zion National Park, Utah, United StatesZion National Park, Utah, United States
Kachina Bridge, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United StatesKachina Bridge, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
Tree frog, Costa RicaTree frog, Costa Rica
Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, United StatesSuperbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, United States

Today on Bing

Golden Temple at dusk, Amritsar

Golden Temple at dusk, Amritsar

Oct 25, 2024
Cottonwood trees in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Cottonwood trees in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Oct 25, 2023
Orcus sculpture in the Gardens of Bomarzo in Bomarzo, Italy

Orcus sculpture in the Gardens of Bomarzo in Bomarzo, Italy

Oct 25, 2022
Virupaksha Temple framed by two huge rocks in Hampi, Karnataka

Virupaksha Temple framed by two huge rocks in Hampi, Karnataka

Oct 25, 2021
Masks for the Dussehra festival

Masks for the Dussehra festival

Oct 25, 2020

Related Tags

plant outdoor tree nature landscape flower sky grass mountain stone valley canyon cloud rock hill escarpment hillside badlands overlooking distance
Share photo
Share
Pin
Tweet
Line
  • © 2025 Peapix.com
  • API
  • App
  • Privacy
The images are provided for wallpaper use only.