Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - Three reasons ring-tailed lemurs are not great pets: - Stink-Fighting — Did you know male lemurs engage in stink fights? They rub their tails with the scent glands
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Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations by Laura Perdew, illustrated by Katie Mazeika | A Kids Book A Day
Indianapolis Zoo on Twitter: "Smell you! DKY male ring-tailed lemurs "stink- fight" by rubbing their tales w/scent & waving them at each other?! #WorldLemurDay https://t.co/yywoeXFAT0" / Twitter
National Zoo on Twitter: "Ring-tailed lemurs rely heavily on olfactory communication. During mating season, males rub the scent secretions from their wrists onto their tails and flick the scent at their opponents,
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