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24 relations: Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Breeding program, Diurnality, Duke Lemur Center, Fossa (animal), Frugivore, Gestation, Illegal logging, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List, Lemur, Madagascar, Mammal, Masoala National Park, Matriarchy, Primate, Rainforest, Ruffed lemur, Social grooming, Territory (animal), Toothcomb, Weaning, Wildlife trade.
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 1772 – 19 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition".
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Black-and-white ruffed lemur
The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an Endangered species of the ruffed lemur population, the more endangered one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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Breeding program
A breeding program is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several generations.
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Diurnality
Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of sleeping, or other inactivity, at night.
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Duke Lemur Center
The Duke Lemur Center houses nearly 240 rare and endangered prosimian primates and constitutes the world’s largest and most diverse population of lemurs outside their native Madagascar.
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Fossa (animal)
The fossa (or; Malagasy; Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar.
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Frugivore
A frugivore is a fruit eater.
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Gestation
Gestation is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside viviparous animals.
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Illegal logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
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IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
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Lemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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Madagascar
Madagascar (Madagasikara), officially the Republic of Madagascar (Repoblikan'i Madagasikara; République de Madagascar), and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa.
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Mammal
Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.
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Masoala National Park
Masoala National Park, in northeast Madagascar, is the largest of the island's protected areas.
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Matriarchy
Matriarchy is a social system in which females (most notably in mammals) hold the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property at the specific exclusion of males - at least to a large degree.
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Primate
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank").
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Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with annual rainfall in the case of tropical rainforests between, and definitions varying by region for temperate rainforests.
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Ruffed lemur
The ruffed lemurs of the genus Varecia are strepsirrhine primates and the largest extant lemurs within the family Lemuridae.
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Social grooming
Social grooming is a behaviour in which social animals, including humans, clean or maintain one another's body or appearance.
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Territory (animal)
In ethology, territory is the sociographical area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against conspecifics (or, occasionally, animals of other species).
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Toothcomb
A toothcomb (also tooth comb or dental comb) is a dental structure found in some mammals, comprising a group of front teeth arranged in a manner that facilitates grooming, similar to a hair comb.
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Weaning
Weaning is the process of gradually introducing an infant mammal to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk.
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Wildlife trade
Wildlife trade refers to the commerce of products that are derived from non-domesticated animals or plants usually extracted from their natural environment or raised under controlled conditions.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_ruffed_lemur
