During mating season, male lemurs battle for dominance by trying to outstink each other. They cover their long tails with smelly secretions and wave them in the air to determine which animal is more powerful. Source: National Geographic

In 2010, the IUCN Species Survival Commission created a report on the Top 25 Primates in Peril. Five out of the 25 are species of lemur.

In 1987, the World Wildlife Fund declared that the lemurs are the most gravely endangered group of primates in the world. Help save them by visiting www.savethelemur.org.

Since humans arrived on the island of Madagascar, approximately 1,200 to 1,500 years ago, 16 species of lemurs have become extinct, most likely due to habitat destruction and hunting by humans.

Source: PBS. See how you can help by visiting savethelemur.org.