Lemur

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lemur

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Lemuroidea
2. What is the conservation status?Critically Endangered (over 90% of species are threatened with extinction)
3. What makes lemurs different from other animals?They are the only living primates that live only on Madagascar, and they have many different shapes and sizes because they evolved there for millions of years.
4. Why do some lemurs have shiny eyes at night?Night‑time lemurs have a special layer behind their retinas that reflects light, helping them see in the dark.

Adaptive Radiation: The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches.
Frugivorous: An animal that feeds on fruit.
Tapetum Lucidum: A reflective layer in the eye that enhances vision in low light conditions.