Question

Examine the two living lemurs. Lemur skull and Aye Aye skull to draw/digram, label, and describe. pay specific attention to dentition, describe their diet, habit and ecology. Note any specific adaptations to obtian food and / or to avoid predators, etc.

Answer 1

LEMUR :

Dentition : Heterodont, Dental formula : 2.1.1.3/2.1.1.3

Diet : Eats fruits, saps, leaves, tree bark, flowers.

Ecology: Natural habitat on Madagascar regions

Adaptation: female social dominance as behavioural adaptation, adaptation to move through trees, strong back legs to jump and long tail to balance , most species are are nocturnal to protect from predators.

AYE-AYE :

Dentition : Polyphydont, Dental formula : 0.1.1.3/0.1.0.3

Diet : Eats fruits, seeds, juices, sap, fungi and also insect larvae

Ecology: Natural habitat on east coast of Madagascar, rainforest or deciduous forest

Adaptation: Nocturnal habits to protect from predators, sensitive ears to find insect larvae on trees, long and thin middle finger to get the food