688 PRIMATES 
they make the woods resound with their loud cries. They feed 
not only on fruits and buds, but also on eggs, young birds, 
and insects. When at rest or sleeping they generally coil 
their long, bushy tails around their bodies, apparently for the 
sake of the warmth it affords. They have either one or two 
young ones at a birth, which are at first nearly naked, and are 
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Fic. 328.—The Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). 
carried about, hanging close to and almost concealed by the hair of 
the mother’s belly. After a while they change their position and 
mount upon the mother’s back, where they are carried about until 
they are able to climb and leap by themselves. Though no member 
of the Indrisine has as yet lived long enough in captivity to be 
brought alive to Europe, various species of Lemurine are commonly 
seen in menageries, and often breed in England. They present a 
great tendency to variation in their colouring, in consequence of 
which many nominal species have been made. The most distinct, and 
at the same time most beautiful, is the Ring-tailed Lemur (L. catta, 
