红领狐猴 (Varecia rubra) 是一种被列为极危物种的灵长类动物，原生于马达加斯加的北马索亚拉雨林。红领狐猴有黄色的眼睛和黑色的尖脸，脸部围绕着特殊的红色环状毛；它们的身体覆盖着一层厚厚的红色毛皮，尾巴和手脚呈黑色，头顶上还有一个白色斑块。
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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.