Ring-Tailed Lemurs (IMAGE)

Duke University

Ring-Tailed Lemurs

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Ring-tailed lemurs such as these at the Duke Lemur Center can tell that a fellow lemur is weaker just by the natural scents they leave behind, researchers report. Males act more aggressively toward scents that smell 'off.'

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David Haring, Duke Lemur Center.

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