ANHB1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ring-Tailed Lemur, Tapetum Lucidum, Slender Loris
5 Sep 2018
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More reliance on olfaction: long snout, scent marking, split upper lip. Many nocturnal: tapetum lucidum reflective layer in eye that maximises use of light. Slender loris slow and cryptic, antipredation strategy, specialised blood vessels for slow life: eg. Slow loris nocturnal africa and se asia: 2133/2133, quadrepedual climbers, nocturnal, arboreal, solitary, leave their dependent offspring in nests. Galagos: continental africa, log bushy tails, nocturnal, leapers, diet; fruit, gum, lemuridae. Some torpor (state of decreased physiological activity during winter to save energy) Eg ring tailed lemur social, live in groups, diurnal, partly terrestrial, females dominant, rely on both visual and olfaction, scent mark vegetation, males display scented tail to mark territory. Eg indri vertical clinging and leaping, diurnal, arboreal. Rotate head almost 180 degrees wider range to look for predators nad look for prey. Anthropoids human belong to this taxonomical group. Platyrrhines downwards nostrils: have prehensile tails (ceboidea, 2133/2133, arboreal, diurnal, 2 large families.
