Le vari roux (Varecia rubra) est une espèce de primate en danger critique d'extinction, originaire des forêts pluviales de la presqu'île de Masaola, à Madagascar. Il a les yeux jaunes, une tête et un museau pointu noirs encadrés d'une collerette rousse, un corps recouvert d'une épaisse fourrure rousse, ainsi qu'une queue, des mains et des pattes noires. Il a également une tache blanche sur la tête.
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Varecia rubra
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Animal Facts
Red ruffed lemurs are very vocal and will make alarm calls to alert their group to predators.
Red ruffed lemurs have evolved a long, pointed snout and a long tongue for eating nectar from flowers, meaning they play an important role in pollination.
Ruffed lemurs are the only primates that give birth to litters of young, and can birth up to 6 infants in one pregnancy.
The word ‘lemur’ is derived from the latin word ‘Lemures’ meaning spirits or ghosts.
Red ruffed lemurs groom their thick coat using a long claw on the second toe of their back leg.