2. Use their odor as a communication tool and sometimes as a weapon

3. Male lemurs battle for dominance by trying to out stink each other. They cover their long tails with smelly secretions and wave them in the air to determine which animal is more powerful.

5. Their noiseless movements at night, reflective eyes, and ghostly cries may also have been a factor

6. One of the most unusual lemur activities that ring-tailed lemurs participate in is sunbathing. The ring-tailed mob will gather in open areas of the forest and sit in what some call a yoga position facing the sun. They sit with their bellies toward the sun and their arms and legs stretched out to the sides. This position maximizes the exposure of the less densely covered underside to the sun. The temperature in the forest can be cold at night and this is a way to warm up before they forage

7. Only lemur with a ring tail

8. Tail as a scarf