edge-of-existence-edge: “ Lemurs, like most primates, are social animals, though the kind of groups that they form tend to vary by species. One of the unusual things about lemurs, however, is that in many diurnal species the females tend to be the...
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edge-of-existence-edge: “ Lemurs, like most primates, are social animals, though the kind of groups that they form tend to vary by species. One of the unusual things about lemurs, however, is that in many diurnal species the females tend to be the...
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Lemurs, like most primates, are social animals, though the kind of groups that they form tend to vary by species.  One of the unusual things about lemurs, however, is that in many diurnal species the females tend to be the dominant sex, a highly unusual system among primates.  There are many theories as to why this may occur, although nothing has proven conclusive as of yet.