Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Uploaded: May 04, 2014 | Entered: August 16, 2014 16:06:05
Through its taste for nectar, the black-and-white ruffed lemur has developed a fascinating relationship with the traveller’s tree (Ravenala madagascariensis), a tall palm-like tree topped with a single vertical fan of large leaves. Using its strength and dexterity, this lemur pulls open tough bracts which hide numerous pale, yellow flowers within. As it drinks the nectar, the plant’s pollen sticks to the lemur’s fur, and will be carried with the lemur when it goes to feed at the next tree. As a result, the black-and-white ruffed lemur acts as pollinator for the traveller’s tree, and is in fact thought to be the largest pollinator in the world. It is listed as critically endangered.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/5000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 220.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300S
Terry Cervi
May 04, 2014
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May 06, 2014
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